Commentary
In “Casablanca,” we find this exchange between Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), the jaded owner of a nightclub, and Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), a courageous leader of the Resistance on the run from the Nazis:
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Opinion
‘Play the Marseillaise’: A Message for All of Us From ‘Casablanca’
Scenes in ‘Casablanca’ should speak volumes to all Americans who treasure liberty, whatever their political party.
(L–R) Rick (Humphrey Bogart), and Ilse (Ingrid Bergman) in "Casablanca." Warner Bros.
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
