Number 19 on the American Film Institute's (AFI) 2005 list of the 100 greatest American movie quotes is, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore," a line spoken by Peter Finch's depressed and somewhat demented TV newsman character Howard Beale in the 1976 movie "Network." Note: The complete list of America's greatest movie quotes is on the AFI website.

In his half-crazy state, Beale tells his TV viewers to shout the phrase from their opened windows, as he tries to nurture their anger regarding the state of the world, social decay, politics in general and the economy as it strangles most working families. His ploy works.

Oddly enough, 50 years after Howard Beale's anger-prodding TV speeches populated movie screens across America, another speech-giver, though real this time, also has aroused anger in everyday citizens.

Today, corruption in politics, the detrimental results of this presidential administration's economic policies and the self-serving actions taken by President Donald Trump to........

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