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Master At Arms Claggert:
We must serve the law, sir, or give up the right and privilege of service. It is only within that law that we may use our discretions according to our rank. Captain Vere:
You're so intelligent and so lucid for the rank you hold, Master At Arms. Master At Arms Claggert:
I thank you, sir. Captain Vere:
Yes, that's no flattery, Mr. Claggart. It's a melancholy fact. It's sad to see such qualities of mind bent to such a sorry purpose. What's the reason for it? Master At Arms Claggert:
I am what I am, sir. And what The world has made me. Captain Vere:
The world? The world demands that behind every peacemaker there be the gun, the gallows, the jail. Do you think it will always be so? Master At Arms Claggert:
I have no reason not to, sir. Captain Vere:
You live without hope? Master At Arms Claggert:
I live. Captain Vere:
But remember, Mr. Claggart, that even the man who wields the whip cannot defy the code we must obey and not be broken by it. That will be all. Master At Arms Claggert:
Aye, sir. With your permission, sir, is it still to be ten lashes? Captain Vere:
It is
We must serve the law, sir, or give up the right and privilege of service. It is only within that law that we may use our discretions according to our rank. Captain Vere:
You're so intelligent and so lucid for the rank you hold, Master At Arms. Master At Arms Claggert:
I thank you, sir. Captain Vere:
Yes, that's no flattery, Mr. Claggart. It's a melancholy fact. It's sad to see such qualities of mind bent to such a sorry purpose. What's the reason for it? Master At Arms Claggert:
I am what I am, sir. And what The world has made me. Captain Vere:
The world? The world demands that behind every peacemaker there be the gun, the gallows, the jail. Do you think it will always be so? Master At Arms Claggert:
I have no reason not to, sir. Captain Vere:
You live without hope? Master At Arms Claggert:
I live. Captain Vere:
But remember, Mr. Claggart, that even the man who wields the whip cannot defy the code we must obey and not be broken by it. That will be all. Master At Arms Claggert:
Aye, sir. With your permission, sir, is it still to be ten lashes? Captain Vere:
It is
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We must serve the law sir
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or give up the right and privilege of service
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It is only within that law that we may use our discretions according to our rank
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You are so lucid and so intelligent for the rank you hold master at arms
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I thank you sir
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Yes That's no flattery Mr Claggart it's a melancholy fact
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It's sad to see such qualities of mind bent to such a sorry purpose
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What's the reason for it
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I am what I am sir
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and what the world has made me The world
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Movie Summary
When a good-hearted sailor accidentally kills the master-at-arms, his superiors have to decide whether to hang him or set him free.
Actors
Edwin Fairfax Vere - Post Captain Royal Navy
