Movie Quote of the Day (Sean Penn in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” on the Meaning of Independence)

Surfer-stoner Jeff Spicoli (played by Sean Penn): “What Jefferson was saying was, ‘Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too!’ Get it?”—Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), screenplay by Cameron Crowe based on his book, directed by Amy Heckerling

I doubt that this is exactly the history lesson that much-put-upon Mr. Hand (played by a wonderfully incredulous Ray Walston) had in mind, but hey! It’s a start, dude!