We're fighting for our right to live. To exist.

Thomas J. Whitmore, President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman)

7 seconds sound clip from the Independence Day (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:56:25 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.

- Mankind. That word should have new meaning for all of us today.

- We can't be consumed by our petty differences any more. We will be united in our common interest.

- Perhaps it's fate that today is the 4th of July.

- And you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution. But from annihilation.

- We're fighting for our right to live. To exist.

- And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice...

- We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!

- Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!

- Let's go!

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