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Clips from Lincoln (2012)

I'd like peace immediately.

"I'd like peace immediately."

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Yes, and?

"Yes, and?"

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If this could be given to me in writing,

"If this could be given to me in writing,"

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as Vice President of the Confederacy,

"as Vice President of the Confederacy,"

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I'd bring that document

"I'd bring that document"

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Surrender won't be thought of.

"Surrender won't be thought of."

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You will be citizens.

"You will be citizens."

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We have no legal basis for that discussion.

"We have no legal basis for that discussion."

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But I don't want to deal falsely.

"But I don't want to deal falsely."

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Arkansas, too, most likely. It'll be ratified.

"Arkansas, too, most likely. It'll be ratified."

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the freedom to oppress, for instance

"the freedom to oppress, for instance"

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Had you kept faith with the democratic process,

"Had you kept faith with the democratic process,"

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It may be you're right.

"It may be you're right."

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But say all we done is show the world

"But say all we done is show the world"

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by blood and sacrifice

"by blood and sacrifice"

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When peace comes, it mustn't just be hangings.

"When peace comes, it mustn't just be hangings."

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By outward appearance

"By outward appearance"

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What this was going to be.

"What this was going to be."

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We've won the war.

"We've won the war."

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Jerusalem.

"Jerusalem."

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For anyone other than you.

"For anyone other than you."

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You must try to be happier.

"You must try to be happier."

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He wants to know why you qualified it.

"He wants to know why you qualified it."

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Though I would rather stay.

"Though I would rather stay."

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The President has been shot!

"The President has been shot!"

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No. No!

"No. No!"

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It's all over.

"It's all over."

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as was said 3,000 years ago,

"as was said 3,000 years ago,"

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a just and a lasting peace among ourselves

"a just and a lasting peace among ourselves"

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(THUNDER RUMBLING)

"(THUNDER RUMBLING)"

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(MEN CLAMORING)

"(MEN CLAMORING)"

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(SCREAMING)

"(SCREAMING)"

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MAN: Some of us was in the Second Kansas Colored.

"MAN: Some of us was in the Second Kansas Colored."

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We fought the Rebs at Jenkins' Ferry last April

"We fought the Rebs at Jenkins' Ferry last April"

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just after they killed every Negro soldier

"just after they killed every Negro soldier"

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So at Jenkins' Ferry,

"So at Jenkins' Ferry,"

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we decided warn't takin' no Reb prisoners.

"we decided warn't takin' no Reb prisoners."

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And we didn't leave a one of 'em alive.

"And we didn't leave a one of 'em alive."

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The ones of us that didn't die that day,

"The ones of us that didn't die that day,"

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we joined up with the 116th U.S. Colored, sir,

"we joined up with the 116th U.S. Colored, sir,"

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Private. Harold Green, sir.

"Private. Harold Green, sir."

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I'm Corporal Ira Clark, sir.

"I'm Corporal Ira Clark, sir."

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Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry.

"Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry."

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We're leaving our horses behind

"We're leaving our horses behind"

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and shipping outwith the 24th Infantry

"and shipping outwith the 24th Infantry"

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for the assault next week on Wilmington.

"for the assault next week on Wilmington."

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LINCOLN: How long have you been a soldier?

"LINCOLN: How long have you been a soldier?"

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Two years, sir.

"Two years, sir."

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LINCOLN: The Second Kansas Colored Infantry,

"LINCOLN: The Second Kansas Colored Infantry,"

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they fought bravely at Jenkins' Ferry.

"they fought bravely at Jenkins' Ferry."

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That's right, sir.

"That's right, sir."

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They killed a thousand Rebel soldiers, sir.

"They killed a thousand Rebel soldiers, sir."

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They were very brave.

"They were very brave."

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And making $3 less each month than white soldiers.

"And making $3 less each month than white soldiers."

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Another $3 subtracted from our pay for our uniforms.

"Another $3 subtracted from our pay for our uniforms."

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That was true, yes sir, but that's changed.

"That was true, yes sir, but that's changed."

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Equal pay now, but still no commissioned Negro officers.

"Equal pay now, but still no commissioned Negro officers."

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LINCOLN: I'm aware of that, Corporal Clark.

"LINCOLN: I'm aware of that, Corporal Clark."

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Yes, sir. That's good that you're aware, sir...

"Yes, sir. That's good that you're aware, sir..."

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Now that white people have accustomed themselves

"Now that white people have accustomed themselves"

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to seeing Negro men with guns

"to seeing Negro men with guns"

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fighting on their behalf,

"fighting on their behalf,"

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and now that they can tolerate

"and now that they can tolerate"

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Negro soldiers getting equal pay

"Negro soldiers getting equal pay"

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maybe in a few years, they can abide the idea

"maybe in a few years, they can abide the idea"

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of Negro lieutenants and captains.

"of Negro lieutenants and captains."

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In fifty years, maybe a Negro colonel.

"In fifty years, maybe a Negro colonel."

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In a hundred years, the vote.

"In a hundred years, the vote."

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Work, sir.

"Work, sir."

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- Hm. - Perhaps you'll hire me.

"- Hm. - Perhaps you'll hire me."

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But you should know, sir,

"But you should know, sir,"

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that I get sick at the smell of boot black

"that I get sick at the smell of boot black"

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and I cannot cut hair.

"and I cannot cut hair."

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I've yet to find a man could cut mine

"I've yet to find a man could cut mine"

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Left me his scissors in his will.

"Left me his scissors in his will."

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(CHUCKLES)

"(CHUCKLES)"

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YOUNG MAN 1: President Lincoln, sir.

"YOUNG MAN 1: President Lincoln, sir."

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- We were at... - We was at Gettysburg.

"- We were at... - We was at Gettysburg."

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You boys fight at Gettysburg?

"You boys fight at Gettysburg?"

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No, didn't fight there, we just signed up last month.

"No, didn't fight there, we just signed up last month."

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We saw him two years ago at the cemetery dedication.

"We saw him two years ago at the cemetery dedication."

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Yeah. We heard you speak... (STAMMERING) Goddamn.

"Yeah. We heard you speak... (STAMMERING) Goddamn."

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Uh, hey, how tall are you, anyway?

"Uh, hey, how tall are you, anyway?"

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Aw, jeez, shut up.

"Aw, jeez, shut up."

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Could you hear what I said?

"Could you hear what I said?"

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YOUNG MAN 1: No, sir. Not much.

"YOUNG MAN 1: No, sir. Not much."

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It was...

"It was..."

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our fathers brought forth from this continent

"our fathers brought forth from this continent"

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a new nation, conceived in liberty

"a new nation, conceived in liberty"

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and dedicated to the proposition

"and dedicated to the proposition"

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that all men are created equal.

"that all men are created equal."

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Now we are engaged in a great civil war,

"Now we are engaged in a great civil war,"

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testing whether that nation or any nation

"testing whether that nation or any nation"

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so conceived and so dedicated,

"so conceived and so dedicated,"

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(STAMMERING)

"(STAMMERING)"

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We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

"We are met on a great battlefield of that war."

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That's good, thank you.

"That's good, thank you."

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a portion of that field

"a portion of that field"

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OFFICER: Company up! Moving out!

"OFFICER: Company up! Moving out!"

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You boys best go and find your company.

"You boys best go and find your company."

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God bless you.

"God bless you."

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That we here highly resolve that these dead

"That we here highly resolve that these dead"

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shall not have died in vain.

"shall not have died in vain."

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That this nation, under God,

"That this nation, under God,"

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shall have a new birth of freedom

"shall have a new birth of freedom"

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and that government of the people, by the people,

"and that government of the people, by the people,"

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shall not perish from the earth.

"shall not perish from the earth."

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LINCOLN: It's nighttime.

"LINCOLN: It's nighttime."

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at a terrific speed.

"at a terrific speed."

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And though it's imperceptible in the darkness,

"And though it's imperceptible in the darkness,"

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I have an intuition that we're headed towards a shore.

"I have an intuition that we're headed towards a shore."

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No one else seems to be aboard the vessel.

"No one else seems to be aboard the vessel."

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I'm very keenly aware of my aloneness.

"I'm very keenly aware of my aloneness."

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I could be bounded in a nutshell

"I could be bounded in a nutshell"

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and count myself a king of infinite space

"and count myself a king of infinite space"

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were it not that I have bad dreams.

"were it not that I have bad dreams."

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I reckon it's the speed that's strange to me.

"I reckon it's the speed that's strange to me."

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I'm used to going at a deliberate pace.

"I'm used to going at a deliberate pace."

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I shouldn't tell you my dreams.

"I shouldn't tell you my dreams."

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I don't want to be spared if you aren't.

"I don't want to be spared if you aren't."

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