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We don't intend to involve the whole British Empire in a war simply because of a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing.

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

You can hear this line at 01:45:09 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Lord Halifax.

- Hello, how are you?

- Very nice to see you.

- This is Mr. Fraser.

- How do you do, Mr. Fraser?

- Please wait here, Your Excellency. I'll inform His Lordship.

- Thank you.

(In German) Herri met de Bles painted this. Sixteenth century.

(In German) The background must be Lake Garda A wonderful battle scene. Very well presented.

(In German) Excellence. This is particularly elegant. -Write that down for later.

- We don't intend to involve the whole British Empire in a war simply because of a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing.

- To my mind, the whole of Czechoslovakia is hardly worth the bones of a single one of our own young men.

- Unfortunately, we have a small, noisy and corrupt war group here who don't realize that you Germans are, after all, only marching into your own back garden.

- The Fuhrer is a man of peace to the depth of his soul.

- But he would not allow a small second-rate country to thumb its nose at the 1000-year German Reich.

- Come on, wake up! Stay awake!

[...]

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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