Some Words of Advice from Our Movie Friends to the Right-Wing Crazies

“Reach back into our past, when you used to have an open mind. Remember that?” – Diane Freeling (Jobeth Williams), Poltergeist

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“There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’tcha know that? Here you are, and it’s a beautiful day.” – Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand), Fargo

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“We’ve got to start thinking beyond our guns.” – Pike Bishop (William Holden), The Wild Bunch

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 “In order for everything to stay the same, everything must change.” – Prince Don Fabrizio Salina (Burt Lancaster), The Leopard

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“Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What can you buy that you can’t already afford?” – Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson), Chinatown

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“Do you have any idea how crazy you are?” – Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson), No Country for Old Men

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Elsa Knudsen (Mariette Hartley): My father says there’s only right and wrong—good and evil. Nothing in between. It isn’t that simple, is it?

Steven Judd (Joel McCrea): No. It isn’t. It should be, but it isn’t.

—Ride the High Country

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“If Jesus came back today and saw what was going on in his name, he’d never stop throwing up.” – Frederick (Max von Sydow), Hannah and Her Sisters