We all did what we had to do. And in those circumstances, we did the best we could.
7 seconds sound clip from the V for Vendetta movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:40:25 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I cannot recall any specific names, but if you look through our records...
- Your records are either deleted, omitted or missing.
- As head of the Detention Program at that time...
- Before you go further, let me remind you, inspector, things were very chaotic back then.
- Right now we don't have the problems we had back then.
- 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.
- My father was a writer. You would have liked him.
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