A great and a terrible day.

5 seconds sound clip from the Glory (1989) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:11:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- General Hunter rounded up a bunch of slaves from the fields, called them 'contraband' and put them in camps like cattle.

- Then the War Department decided to issue them pikes rather than guns. Of course they deserted. So would I.

- Robert. Governor, you know my son, Robert.

- Yes, good to see you again, Robert.

- Robert, have you met Frederick Douglass?

- I understand you were at Antietam.

- Yes.

- A great and a terrible day.

- Well, I could use your help, Robert.

- The governor is proposing to raise a regiment of Negro soldiers.

- No, no. It was not just my idea. Mr. Douglass and some of us...

- We will offer pride and dignity to those who have known only degradation.

[...]

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