It's a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one.
6 seconds sound clip from the Independence Day (1996) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:06:52 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Age was never an issue when you stuck to your guns.
- You were thought of as young, idealistic...
- Now the message has gotten lost.
- It's just too much politics. It's too much compromise.
- Isn't it amazing how quickly everyone can turn against you?
- It's a fine line between standing behind a principle and hiding behind one.
- You can tolerate a little compromise if you're actually managing to get something accomplished.
- Well, The Orange County Dispatch has voted you one of the 10 sexiest men of the year.
- That's... That's accomplishing something!
- Mr. President, it's the secretary of defense.
- Yes.
[...]
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