Movie Mondays
July 12th, 2010
Top Ten Liberty-Minded Movie Quotes (don’t forget to save a spot for Silver Circle in 2011!)
1. Braveheart (1995)- Genre: Drama, Action. Starring Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan.
William Wallace- “FREEEEDOMMMMMM!!!”
2. Shenandoah (1965)- Genre: Drama, War. Starring Jimmy Stewart, Patrick Wayne.
Best libertarian quote: Lt. Johnson- “Virginia need all of her sons, Mr. Anderson.”
Charlie Anderson- “That might be so, Johnson. But these are my sons. They don’t belong to the state. We never asked anything of the state and never expected anything.”
3. Harry’s War (1981) Genre: Comedy. Starring Edward Herrmann.
Harry- “Hitler would have loved the IRS.”
4. Star Wars series (1977-till who knows when)- Genre: Sci-Fi. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher.
Best libertarian quote: Yoda- “A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense. Never for attack.”
5. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)- Genre: Western. Starring Clint Eastwood.
Josey- “Governments don’t live together. People live together. I’m saying that men can live together without butchering one another.”
6. Ghost Busters- (1984) Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy. Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd.
EPA Agent, after shutting down the ghost containment unit, causing a huge explosion and releasing hordes of ghosts-“These men are in direct violation of the Environmental Protection Act! And this explosion is a direct result of it!
7. The Godfather Trilogy (1972) Genre: Drama, CrimeStarring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino.
Michael Corleone- “All my life, I kept trying to go up in society. Where everything higher up is legal. But the higher I go, the crookeder it becomes. Where the hell does it end?”
8. Antz (1998) Genre: Comedy. Starring Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone.
Z-“Mindless zombies capitulating to an oppressive system.”
Princess- “Wanna dance?”
Z- “ABSOLUTLEY!”
9. Brazil (1985)- Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro.
Arresting officer- “This is your receipt for your husband…..
and this is my receipt for your receipt.”
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10. The Castle (1997)- Genre: Comedy. Starring Michael Caton, Anne Tenney.
Lawyer-“There is an ironclad agreement between federal, state, and local governments and the Airports Commission.”
Darryl Kerrigan-“Well, where’s the agreement with Darryl Kerrigan?”
Trekkies: Post a comment to put Star Trek in the running. Bonus points if it’s in .
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