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-->--- '''Otto von Bismarck''' to the prussian parliament

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-->--- '''Otto von Bismarck''' to the prussian Prussian parliament

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->''Supposing an emperor was persuaded to wear a new suit of clothes whose material was so fine that, to the common eye, the clothes weren't there. And suppose a little boy pointed out this fact in a loud, clear voice...\\
Then you have The Story of the Emperor Who Had No Clothes.\\
But if you knew a bit more, it would be The Story of the Boy Who Got a Well-Deserved Thrashing from His Dad for Being Rude to Royalty, and Was Locked Up.\\
Or The Story of the Whole Crowd Who Were Rounded Up by the Guards and Told "This Didn't Happen, OK? Does Anyone Want to Argue?"\\
Or it could be a story of how a whole kingdom suddenly saw the benefit of the "new clothes", and developed an enthusiasm for healthy sports in a lively and refreshing atmosphere which got many new adherents every year, and led to a recession caused by the collapse of the conventional clothing industry.\\
It could even be a story about The Great Pneumonia Epidemic of '09.\\
It all depends on how much you know.''
-->--'''Creator/TerryPratchett''', from ''Literature/ThiefOfTime''



->''Supposing an emperor was persuaded to wear a new suit of clothes whose material was so fine that, to the common eye, the clothes weren't there. And suppose a little boy pointed out this fact in a loud, clear voice...\\
Then you have The Story of the Emperor Who Had No Clothes.\\
But if you knew a bit more, it would be The Story of the Boy Who Got a Well-Deserved Thrashing from His Dad for Being Rude to Royalty, and Was Locked Up.\\
Or The Story of the Whole Crowd Who Were Rounded Up by the Guards and Told "This Didn't Happen, OK? Does Anyone Want to Argue?"\\
Or it could be a story of how a whole kingdom suddenly saw the benefit of the "new clothes", and developed an enthusiasm for healthy sports in a lively and refreshing atmosphere which got many new adherents every year, and led to a recession caused by the collapse of the conventional clothing industry.\\
It could even be a story about The Great Pneumonia Epidemic of '09.\\
It all depends on how much you know.''
-->--''Creator/TerryPratchett''
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'''Padmé Amidala:''' I will not cooperate.\\

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'''Padmé '''Queen Amidala:''' I will not cooperate.\\
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->'''Viceroy Gunray:''' The Queen and I will sign a treaty that will legitimize our occupation here. I have assurances it will be ratified by the Senate.\\
'''Padmé Amidala:''' I will not cooperate.\\
'''Viceroy:''' Now, now, Your Highness. In time, the suffering of your people will persuade you to see our point of view.
-->-- ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''
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->'''Linus:''' Give me one good reason I should memorize this.\\
'''Lucy:''' I'll give you five good reasons. ''(holds up palm, starts curling in fingers)'' One, two, three, four, five! ''(holds fist under Linus' nose)''\\
'''Linus:''' ...those are good reasons. Christmas is not only getting too commercial, it's getting too dangerous!
-->--''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas''
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->'''Sawtooth:'''[[note:who is a vehicle-sized terraforming robot]] I want to speak privately to her. The law says I can.\\

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->'''Sawtooth:'''[[note:who ->'''Sawtooth:'''[[note]]who is a vehicle-sized terraforming robot]] robot[[/note]] I want to speak privately to her. The law says I can.\\
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->'''Sawtooth:'''[[note:who is a vehicle-sized terraforming robot]] I want to speak privately to her. The law says I can.\\
'''Sam:''' What law?\\
'''Sawtooth, looming over Sam:''' The law of superior tonnage.
-->--''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff400/fv00391.htm p. 391]]
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->''"Not through speeches and majority decisions are the great questions of our time solved, but through iron and blood."''
-->--- '''Otto von Bismarck''' to the prussian parliament
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-->''"You are urging a wrong course, my friends, when you do not suffer me to regard as the most learned of men the one who has thirty legions."''

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-->''"You ->''"You are urging a wrong course, my friends, when you do not suffer me to regard as the most learned of men the one who has thirty legions."''
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->''"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word."''
-->-- '''Professor Irwin Corey''', often attributed to '''UsefulNotes/AlCapone'''.

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->''"You can get more with -->''"You are urging a kind word and a gun than wrong course, my friends, when you can with a kind word.do not suffer me to regard as the most learned of men the one who has thirty legions."''
-->-- '''Professor Irwin Corey''', often attributed The philosopher '''Favorinus''', explaining why he ceded a point of scholarship to '''UsefulNotes/AlCapone'''.
the Emperor Hadrian.
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-->''Supposing an emperor was persuaded to wear a new suit of clothes whose material was so fine that, to the common eye, the clothes weren't there. And suppose a little boy pointed out this fact in a loud, clear voice...\\

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-->''Supposing ->''Supposing an emperor was persuaded to wear a new suit of clothes whose material was so fine that, to the common eye, the clothes weren't there. And suppose a little boy pointed out this fact in a loud, clear voice...\\

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