He used to say that artists used lies to tell the truth, while politicians used them to cover the truth up.

— Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman)

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7 seconds sound clip from the V for Vendetta movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:41:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- We all did what we had to do. And in those circumstances, we did the best we could.

- That's all I have to say about that.

- You can do this.

- Hi. I've been thinking. There's something I want to ask you, but I don't think you'll understand why unless you know a few things about me.

- My father was a writer. You would have liked him.

- He used to say that artists used lies to tell the truth, while politicians used them to cover the truth up.

- A man after my own heart.

- He always told the best stories. Until my brother died.

- That was when everything changed.

- My brother was one of the students at St. Mary's.

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