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"Panem Today, Panem Tomorrow, Panem Forever"


This was a quote Katniss says in one of the Victory Tour speeches and is on some propaganda posters in the series.

Was this meant specifically to reference to George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" speech?

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This was a quote Katniss says in one of the Victory Tour speeches and is on some propaganda posters in the series.

Was this meant specifically to reference to George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" speech?
It's possible. I would suspect, however, that Effie wrote it. After the District 11 speech, Kat could have become afraid of controversy.

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It does sound like something a southern racist would say.

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