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-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''

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-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''''VideoGame/Fallout1''
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->''"War. War never changes. In the 21st century wars were still fought over the resources that could be acquired..."''

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->''"War.->War. War never changes. In the 21st century wars were still fought over the resources that could be acquired..."''



-->''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', '''Opening Narration'''

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->''The first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life -- peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the food. Animals eat one another without qualm; civilized men consume one another by due process of law.''
-->-- ''The Lessons of History'' by Will and Ariel Durant

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->''The ->The first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life -- peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the food. Animals eat one another without qualm; civilized men consume one another by due process of law.''
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-->-- ''The Lessons of History'' by Will '''Will and Ariel Durant
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->People do not go to war for abstract theories of government. They fight for property and privilege.
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->''Oil. War demanded the pure substance born in the sediment of rising continent. Vegetable oil wouldn't do. War was no vegetarian. War was a carnivore.''
-->-- '''Commander Sparrow''', ''The Dragon in the Sea'', by Creator/FrankHerbert

->''Our last drop of oil will be burned by a tank.''

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-->-- '''Commander Sparrow''', ''The Dragon in the Sea'', Sea'' by Creator/FrankHerbert

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-->-- ''Series/{{Quiller}}'', "The Price of Violence"

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-->-- ''Series/{{Quiller}}'', "The Price of Violence"Violence"
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-->-- ''The Lessons of History''

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-->-- ''The Lessons of History''
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->''The first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life -- peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the food. Animals eat one another without qualm; civilized men consume one another by due process of law.''
-->-- ''The Lessons of History''
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->'''Anges:''' Quiller, do you realise you probably put tuppence on the price of a gallon of petrol?

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->'''Anges:''' ->'''Angus:''' Quiller, do you realise you probably put tuppence on the price of a gallon of petrol?
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-->-- ''Literature/{{Quiller}}'' tv series, "The Price of Violence"

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-->-- ''Literature/{{Quiller}}'' tv series, ''Series/{{Quiller}}'', "The Price of Violence"
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->'''Bureau chief:''' Quiller, do you realise you probably put tuppence on the price of a gallon of petrol?

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->'''Bureau chief:''' ->'''Anges:''' Quiller, do you realise you probably put tuppence on the price of a gallon of petrol?
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->'''Bureau chief:''' Quiller, do you realise you just put tuppence on the price of oil?

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->'''Bureau chief:''' Quiller, do you realise you just probably put tuppence on the price of oil?a gallon of petrol?
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-->-- Loading Screen Text, ''VideoGame/FrontlinesFuelOfWar''

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-->-- Loading Screen Text, ''VideoGame/FrontlinesFuelOfWar''''VideoGame/FrontlinesFuelOfWar''

->'''Bureau chief:''' Quiller, do you realise you just put tuppence on the price of oil?
->'''Quiller:''' It'll still be a lot cheaper than blood.
-->-- ''Literature/{{Quiller}}'' tv series, "The Price of Violence"
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-->'''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''', Opening Narration

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-->''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', '''Opening Narration'''
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-->-- '''Commander Sparrow''', ''The Dragon in the Sea'', by Creator/FrankHerbert

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-->-- '''Commander Sparrow''', ''The Dragon in the Sea'', by Creator/FrankHerbertCreator/FrankHerbert

->''Our last drop of oil will be burned by a tank.''
-->-- Loading Screen Text, ''VideoGame/FrontlinesFuelOfWar''
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-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''

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-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''
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-->-- ''The Dragon in the Sea'', by Creator/FrankHerbert

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-->-- '''Commander Sparrow''', ''The Dragon in the Sea'', by Creator/FrankHerbert
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-->-- ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor''

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-->-- ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor''''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor''

->''Oil. War demanded the pure substance born in the sediment of rising continent. Vegetable oil wouldn't do. War was no vegetarian. War was a carnivore.''
-->-- ''The Dragon in the Sea'', by Creator/FrankHerbert
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-->'''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''', Opening Narration

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->'''Higgins:''' It's simple economics. Today it's oil, right? In ten or fifteen years, food. Plutonium. Maybe even sooner. Now, what do you think the people are gonna want us to do then?
->'''Joe Turner:''' Ask them?
->'''Higgins:''' Not now -- then! Ask 'em when they're running out. Ask 'em when there's no heat in their homes and they're cold. Ask 'em when their engines stop. Ask 'em when people who have never known hunger start going hungry. You wanna know something? They won't want us to ask 'em. They'll just want us to get it for 'em!
-->-- ''Film/ThreeDaysOfTheCondor''
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->''"War never changes. In the 21st century wars were still fought over the resources that could be acquired..."''

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->''Why are you hurting these people?\\
It’s the oil, stupid.\\
Oil wars.\\
We are killing for '''gasoline!''' ''
-->'''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''', Opening Narration
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"They started running out of bullets."\\

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-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''

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->"First there were the Oil Wars, then the Food Wars, the Water Wars, the Lead Wars..."\\
"The Lead Wars?" said Kes. "What was that about?"\\
"They started running out of bullets."\\
-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''
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->''"War never changes. In the 21st century wars were still fought over the resources that could be acquired..."''
-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''

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