Your papers, please
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title:
Your papers, please
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"Your papers, please" is an expression or trope associated with police state functionaries demanding identification from citizens during random stops or at checkpoints. It is a cultural metaphor for life in a police state. The phrase was popularized as the first line in the classic 1942 movie Casablanca which depicted life in Vichy-controlled Casablanca during World War II. The film opens with a scene of police officers searching a hotel for refugees fleeing from Nazi-controlled territory. The f
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Expression associated with police state functionaries
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_papers,_please
date created:
2016-11-09T01:13:36Z
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2024-09-14T10:11:18Z
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