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At the end of his 1940 movie "The Great Dictator" Charlie Chaplin gave his final speech. It is as true now as it was then, except that now the situation is even more perilous.

“Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost…”— excerpt from his final speech in The Great Dictator.

The entire speech and film is available on You Tube

Mar 23, 2024
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