I looked up the quote from Saturday Night Fever. It wasn't exactly as I remember it, but pretty close -- good enough for three decades later. But in reading some of the other quotes, I think the dialogue must have actually been way better than I remembered. I'm not talking Casablanca or anything, but surprisingly good. Maybe even worth watching again on a snowy evening next winter.
Monday is Labor Day in a few countries, including the USA. Most celebrate it on May 1, but that has a Marxist tinge to it that we in the USA have avoided. Teachers unions have been taking it on the chin in the press lately, but as a former president, I am proud to defend my association and its interests. Our critics range from idealistic visionaries through corporate apologists to misanthropic misers; likewise our defenders range from idealists through pragmatics to self-serving louts. One of my union's idealistic critics told me recently, "I'm not against teachers unions. I just think other voices should be heard too." I feel the same way about them. Happy Labor Day.
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I'm not aware of the Marxist tinge to a May 1 Labor Day. How so?
President Cleveland didn't want Labor Day to be on May 1, the European Labor Day, because the socialist - anarchist folks had pretty much made that day their own. After the establishment of the Soviet Union and later, its allies, May 1st was marked by massive military parades to celebrate the glories of the workers paradise. But even in western Europe, May 1 is Labor Day.
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