The monopoly of power is a menace to freedom. It degrades and victimizes every individual.
9 seconds sound clip from the A King in New York (1957) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:27 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- You and your kind think atomic bombs can solve your problems.
- Feudalism blew up with the French revolution. And why? Because of too much power.
- And today the whole world will blow up. And why?- Because of too much power.
- The monopoly of power is a menace to freedom. It degrades and victimizes every individual.
- And where is the individual?
- Lost in terror because he is made to hate instead of love.
- If civilization is to survive, we must combat power until the dignity and peace of man are restored.
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