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So I propose a toast, gentlemen... To the professionals.

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

You can hear this line at 00:52:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- 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 days when you could just act out of your noble instincts are over.

- Europe has become the arena of Realpolitik, the politics of reality. If you like, real politics. What you need is not gentlemen politicians, but real ones.

- You need professionals to run your affairs, or you're headed for disaster.

- So I propose a toast, gentlemen... To the professionals.

- Well, I've no wish to enter into a quarrel on this our last evening together.

- But let me say this. What you describe as amateurism is what I think most of us here still prefer to call honor.

- Miss Kenton would like to see you concerning your father.

- And I suggest that your professionalism means greed and power rather than to see justice and goodness prevail in the world.

- I've no conceal from myself that what we were asking of Germany is a complete break from the tradition of this country. Thank you.

[...]

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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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