''Is It Always Right to Be Right?'' is a 1970 American short animated film directed by Lee Mishkin, produced by Stephen Bosustow Productions, and narrated by

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Origins

Dr. Warren H. Schmidt (who died in 2016 at the age of 95) wrote the parable that was the basis of the film and was published by the ''

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'' on November 9, 1969. It earned praise from both the political right (

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) and left (

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Plot summary

In an unnamed land thought to be the

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, two opposing sides battle to be right in their own political views.

Accolades

It won the

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in 1970, the last to do so under its previous name "Short Subjects (Cartoons)".1971, Oscars.org
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References

External links

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A Parable: Is It Always Right to Be Right?, HuffPost Life
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