In Popular Culture
- Laurens's proposal for black troops in Carolina was portrayed in the fictional movie The Patriot (2000). Some of Laurens' words and actions were reflected in the character of Benjamin Martin in the film.
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“Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.”
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—Russian saying popular in the Soviet period, trans. by Vladimir Ivanovich Shlyakov (1993)
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