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.

— Congressman Jack Lewis (Christopher Reeve)

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

You can hear this line at 00:52:17 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- 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.

- It's been a pleasure and a privilege for me to visit with you here.

- 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.

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