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Whenever since that time, I felt in my duty, my job, to hold out a helping hand to Germany. Give her a fair chance.

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

You can hear this line at 00:28:53 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- We always said when this ratchet business is over, we'll sit down and have a drink together, like gentlemen.

- The Versailles Treaty made a liar of me. Yes, a liar, because the terms we ad victorem posted were so harsh, the Germany simply finished.

- Well, one doesn't do that to a defeated foe. No. Once you got your man on the canvas, that would be the end of it.

- My friend Bremann was ruined by inflation. Couldn't get a job in postwar Germany. Killed himself.

- Shot himself in a railway carriage between Hamburg and Berlin.

- Whenever since that time, I felt in my duty, my job, to hold out a helping hand to Germany. Give her a fair chance.

- So you see, seems this conference is crucial, and we really can't run the risk of any accidents.

- Look here, it's not a question of your father leaving us. You're simply being asked to reconsider his duties.

- Of course, My Lord. I understand fully.

- Good. Well, I'll... leave you to think about this then, Stevens.

- Thank you, sir.

- You... Look, I'm short-handed in the dining room tonight. I can use you in the servery.

[...]

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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