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Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it.

Spartacus

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Spartacus. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Bryna Productions, 1960.

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I don't want to survive. I want to live.

12 Years a Slave

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12 Years a Slave. Directed by Steve McQueen, Plan B Entertainment/Regency Enterprises/ Film4 Productions/River Road Entertainment/Regency Enterprises, 2013.

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There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians.

Lawrence of Arabia

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Lawrence of Arabia. Directed by David Lean, Horizon Pictures, 1962.

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By condemning without hesitation an old friend, I shall be feared.

Ben-Hur

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Ben-Hur. Directed by William Wyler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.

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Long pauses are good, they add solemnity to great occasions.

The King's Speech

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The King's Speech. Directed by Tom Hooper, UK Film Council/Momentum Pictures/Aegis Film Fund Molinare, London/FilmNation Entertainment/See-Saw Films/Bedlam Productions, 2010.

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Whatever comes out of these gates, we've got a better chance of survival if we work together. Do you understand? If we stay together, we survive.

Gladiator

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Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll...it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and desert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp...what's the use of knowing True North?

Lincoln

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Lincoln. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/Participant Media/20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/RatPac Entertainment/The Kennedy/Marshall Company/Dune Entertainment, 2012.

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If you're afraid of dying, shows you have a life worth keeping.

The Last King of Scotland

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The Last King of Scotland. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, DNA Films, FilmFour, TATfilm Produktion, 2006.

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Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.

Gladiator

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Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way and where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.

Chariots of Fire

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Chariots of Fire. Directed by Hugh Hudson, Allied Stars Ltd/Goldcrest Films/Enigma Productions, 1981.

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I'm very much afraid, sir, that your greatest test is yet to come.

The King's Speech

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The King's Speech. Directed by Tom Hooper, UK Film Council/Momentum Pictures/Aegis Film Fund Molinare, London/FilmNation Entertainment/See-Saw Films/Bedlam Productions, 2010.

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