Way Down East (1920)
Frank Walsh: Barn Dancer
Quotes
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Title Card : Since the beginning of time man has been polygamous - even the saints of Biblical history - but the Son of Man gave a new thought, and the world is growing nearer the true ideal. He gave of One Man for One Woman.
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Title Card : Today Woman brought up from childhood to expect ONE CONSTANT MATE possibly suffers more than at any point in the history of mankind, because not yet has the man-animal reached this high standard - except perhaps in theory.
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Title Card : Not by laws - our Statutes are now overburdened by ignored laws - but within the heart of man, the truth must bloom that his greatest happiness lies in his purity and constancy.
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Title Card : Knowing only Anna's blameless life among them, David thrilled with the thought that she is the virginal white flower of his dreams.
