Martin Luther King, Jr., was the conscience of his generation.... He and I grew up in the same South, he the son of a clergyman, I... the son of a farmer. We both knew from opposite sides, the invisible wall of racial segregation.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The body Of... Benjamin Franklin Printer (Like the cover of an old book Its contents torn out And stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new and more elegant edition Revised and corrected by The Author.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He poses as Jefferson Davis to please the Disruptionists. He ... poses as Lincoln to please the Unionists.... Why does he not visi...t America, and learn the cult of the man who can look his fellow man (or newspaper) in the eye, and tell him to go to hell?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Harvey, Jr.: I was afraid something like this would happen. Being around all those young students was bound to give Father ideas.<...br />Laura: Young ideas, nuts. They're the oldest ideas in the world.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Benjamin: Are you always this much afraid of being alone? Mrs. Robinson: Yes.... Benjamin: Well, why can't you just lock the doors and go to bed? Mrs. Robinson: I'm very neurotic.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Benjamin: Do you think I'm proud of myself? Do you think I'm proud of this? Mrs. Robinson: I wouldn't know.... Benjamin: Well, I'm not. Mrs. Robinson: You're not? Benjamin: No, sir. I'm not proud that I spend my time with a broken-down alcoholic.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Mr. Maguire: I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir.... Mr. Maguire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr. Maguire: Plastics.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Mrs. Robinson: Do you find me undesirable? Benjamin: Oh, no, Mrs. Robinson. I think you're the most attractive of all my pare...nts' friends.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »