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{{quote| ''Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.''}} |
{{quote| ''Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.''}} |
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: In-universe example. Harry Lime played fast and loose with historical fact in his "cuckoo clock" speech - although Harry being Harry, he probably didn't care that: |
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: In-universe example. Harry Lime played fast and loose with historical fact in his "cuckoo clock" speech - although Harry being Harry, he probably didn't care that: |
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** Switzerland ''has'' seen a fair share of warfare and fighting over the centuries. |
** Switzerland ''has'' seen a fair share of warfare and fighting over the centuries. |
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** Switzerland has produced both the [ |
** Switzerland has produced both the [[wikipedia:Red Cross|Red Cross]] and the [[wikipedia:Geneva Conventions|Geneva Conventions]]. |
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** The cuckoo clock is not Swiss in origin, but ''German''... |
** The cuckoo clock is not Swiss in origin, but ''German''... |
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* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]: This scene was done so effectively that it's been given a [[Shout Out]] in several later movies, including [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Departed]]'', [[Robert Altman]]'s ''[[The Long Goodbye]]'', and [[The Coen Brothers]]' ''[[Millers Crossing]]''. |
* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]: This scene was done so effectively that it's been given a [[Shout Out]] in several later movies, including [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Departed]]'', [[Robert Altman]]'s ''[[The Long Goodbye]]'', and [[The Coen Brothers]]' ''[[Millers Crossing]]''. |
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