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

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

You can hear this line at 00:51:19 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

(Applause)

- I, too, have been impressed... Yes, deeply impressed by the genuine desire for peace manifested at this conference.

- Unlike our American colleague, we, in Europe know the horrors of war. And whether we are French or English or Italian or German, our one desire is to never have to experience them again.

- Indeed.

- 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.

[...]

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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