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For the moment, let us simply raise our glasses to Lord Darlington, in gratitude for his magnificent hospitality.

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

You can hear this line at 00:51:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Impressed, or I may say touched by the words of goodwill and friendship I have heard.

- I promise you that I shall do my utmost to change the policy of my country towards that nation which was once our foe, but is now, I may venture to say, our friend.

- Ladies and gentlemen, United States doesn't want war any more than you do.

- On the other hand, neither would we care for peace at any price. Because some prices, you may find, are too outrageously high to pay.

- But let's not get into that now. We may all have to soon enough.

- For the moment, let us simply raise our glasses to Lord Darlington, in gratitude for his magnificent hospitality.

- Lord Darlington is a classic English gentleman of the old school. Decent and honourable and well-meaning.

- So are all of you here. All decent, honourable and well-meaning gentlemen.

- It's been a pleasure and a privilege for me to visit with you here.

- But... Now, excuse me, I have to say this. You are, all of you, amateurs. And international affairs should never be run by gentlemen amateurs.

- Do you have any idea of what sort of a place the world is becoming all around you?

[...]

The Remains of the Day Sound Clip

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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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