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But, sir, have you imagined trying to enforce such a rule in this country.

4 seconds sound clip from the The Remains of the Day movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:03:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Hi! Mr. Benn. How are you? Aren't you still at Stanton Lacey?

- No, no. I've been with Sir Geoffrey sometime now.

- Ah, you haven't changed one bit, Miss Kenton.

- Thank you. I'll let you get on. Perhaps we'll meet later.

- I hope so.

- But, gentlemen, you speak of Jews and Gypsies, Negroes, so on and so forth.

- But, one has to regard the racial laws of the fascists as a sanitary measure, much overdue, in my opinion.

- But, sir, have you imagined trying to enforce such a rule in this country.

- My lord, by law you cannot run a country without a penal system.

- Here, we call them prisons. Over there, they call them concentration camps. What's the difference?

- Is there any meat of any kind in this soup?

- No sir. I think it's mushroom stock, sir. Mushroom ends and skins, onion and celery. No meat at all. Cold water, and then cook added sherry.

- Okay.

- I hear you have one of those labour fellows stand in from your constituency.

- Over there, correct me if I'm wrong, they got rid of all that trade union rubbish.

[...]

The Remains of the Day Sound Clip

The Remains of the Day poster

A selection of the most important quotes from The Remains of the Day (1993 film), featuring short sound bites.

Actors: Anthony Hopkins (Mr Stevens), Emma Thompson (Miss Kenton), Christopher Reeve (Congressman Jack Lewis), Hugh Grant (Reginald Cardinal), James Fox (Lord Darlington), Michael Lonsdale (Dupont d'Ivry)

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