Here's to the people of Mississippi
Who say the folks up north just don't understand
And they tremble in the shadows at the thunder of the Klan
And the sweating of their souls can't wash the blood from off their hands
And they smile and shrug their shoulders at the murder of a man
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of.
Who say the folks up north just don't understand
And they tremble in the shadows at the thunder of the Klan
And the sweating of their souls can't wash the blood from off their hands
And they smile and shrug their shoulders at the murder of a man
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of.
— Phil Ochs, "Here's To The State of Mississippi"
"Almira Gulch, just because you own half the county doesn't mean that you have the power to run the rest of us. For twenty-three years, I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you! And now...well, being a Christian woman, I can't say it."
— Auntie Em to Miss Gulch, The Wizard of Oz
"I'm the pope. I'm ten times the pope. I'm fifty times the pope. But I'm the pope in the hills and in the mountains."
— Charles Manson, convicted cult leader
The Cowboys suck ass and will continue to suck ass until Jerry Jones gets too close to a tiki torch and goes up in alcohol-soaked flames.
Well if you ever take a trip down to Cobb County, Georgia, you'd better read the sign, respect the law & order; you'll serve hard times...
Wesley: [...Y]ou're a smart boy, aren't you, Dalton? You're just not too realistic. Christ, I'm just like you: I came up the hard way, from the streets of Chicago. You know, when I came to this town after Korea, there was nothin'? I brought the mall here; I got the... 7-Eleven, I got the Fotomat here. Christ, JC Penney is coming here because of me! You ask anybody, they'll tell you!
Dalton: You've gotten rich off of the people in this town.
Wesley: [chuckling] You bet your ass I have. And I'm gonna get richer. I believe we all have a purpose on this earth — a destiny. I have a faith in that destiny. It tells me to gather unto me, what is mine.
Dalton: You've gotten rich off of the people in this town.
Wesley: [chuckling] You bet your ass I have. And I'm gonna get richer. I believe we all have a purpose on this earth — a destiny. I have a faith in that destiny. It tells me to gather unto me, what is mine.
— Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara) on his philosophy of power, Road House (1989)
