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Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

~Dalton Trumbo

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Democracy means that people can say what they want to. All the people. It means that they can vote as they wish. All the people. It means that they can worship God in any way they feel right, and that includes Christians and Jews and voodoo doctors as well.

~Dalton Trumbo

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Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.

~Dalton Trumbo

Topics: About Brought Decent Decent Man Democracy Die Everybody Kind Leads Life Like Live Man Now Only Out Parades Seems Something Suit Sunday Talking Think Understand Worn I Think

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I will, proudly and by preference, do at least one picture a year for King Brothers, and I will try to make it the best picture that I have it in me to do.

~Dalton Trumbo

Topics: At Least One Best Brothers King Least Make Me Picture Preference Proudly Try Will Year

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Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.

~Dalton Trumbo

Topics: Believe Neither None Privately Publicly Them You I Believe I Believe In

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The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.

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The only interesting thing that can happen in a Swiss bedroom is suffocation by feather mattress.

~Dalton Trumbo

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A good businessman never makes a contract unless he's sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not.

~Dalton Trumbo

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I am one day going to be working openly in the motion picture industry. When that day comes, I swear to you that I will never sign a term contract with any major studio.

~Dalton Trumbo

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I fought fire with oil.

~Dalton Trumbo

Topics: Fire Fought Oil

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: December 9th, 1905

Died: September 10th, 1976

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