- I wouldn't point no pistol at nobody, sir.
- Well, that's a wise policy, but if you did, I can assure you that the sight of royalty would cause you to dismiss all thoughts of bloodshed and you would stand... How shall I put it? In awe.
18 seconds sound clip from the Unforgiven movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:39:05.243 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Little Bill come out of Kansas and Texas, boys. He worked in tough towns.
- Just wondered. Anybody could be scared.
- Well, he wasn't scared, boys. He just ain't no carpenter.
- Well, there's a dignity in royalty, a majesty which precludes the likelihood of assassination.
- Now, if you were to point a pistol at a king or a queen, your hands would shake as though folded.
- I wouldn't point no pistol at nobody, sir.
- Now, a president. Well, I mean, why not shoot the president?
- This Strawberry Alice person, tell me again.
- Billiards? Even though I don't really wish to play?
- Oh, no matter. They burned the table in '78 for firewood.
- Well, Mr. Beauchamp, I think a cup of tea would...
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