But the moment they are dismissed from drill every tongue is relaxed and every ivory tooth is visible.
8 seconds sound clip from the Glory (1989) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:24:09 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You're a big buck. You're tough, aren't you?
- You've got a lot to learn. You haven't had a master like me.
- Dear Mother: The men learn very quickly. Faster than white troops, it seems to me.
- They are almost grave and sedate under instruction, and they restrain themselves.
- And you would not know from the sound of it that this is an Army camp.
- They must have had to learn this from long hours of meaningless, and inhuman work.
- To set their minds free so quickly it gives them great energy.
- And there is no doubt that we will leave this state as fine a regiment as any that has marched.
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