Assassins

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Assassins (1990–1991), musical, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Quotes

• "Everybody's got the right to be happy, don't stay mad, life's not as bad as it seems! If you keep your goal in sight, you can climb to any height, anybody's got the right to their dreams.." - "Everybody's Got the Right"

• "Everybody's got the right to some sunshine! Maybe not the sun, but maybe one of it's beams!" - "Everybody's Got the Right"

• "Everybody's got the right to their dreams!" - "Everybody's Got the Right"

• "What a wonder is a gun!

What a versatile invention! First of all, when you've a gun- Everybody pays attention.

When you think what must be done, Think of all that it can do: Remove a scoundrel, Unite a party, Reserve the Union, Promote the sales of my book, Ensure my future, My niche in history, And then the world will see That I am not a man to overlook!" - Guiteau, "The Gun Song"

• "A gun claims many men before it's done." - Czolgosz, "The Gun Song"

• "You know [Brutus'] name. Brutus assassinated Caesar what, 2000 years ago, and here's a high school dropout with a dollar-twenty-five an hour job from Dallas, Texas who knows who he was. And they say fame, is fleeting." - John Wilkes Booth, "November 22, 1963"

External links

• Assassins (1990) at the Internet Theatre Database
• Assassins (2000 revival) at the Internet Theatre Database

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