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- ↑ "New York Times: Declaration of Independence". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
- ↑ Pencak, William (2010). Pennsylvania's Revolution. Penn State University Press. pp. 342–343. ISBN 978-0271035802 . Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ↑ Birdwell, Michael E. (2000). Celluloid Soldiers: Warner Bros.'s Campaign Against Nazism. NYU Press. pp. 258, 24, 25, 59. ISBN 9780814798713 . Retrieved May 20, 2015.
