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Prime Minister. The question of peace talks. We must hold our nerve. Signal only that we intendto fight it out until the end. A peace offer telegraphs our weakness.Agreed. And even if we were beaten,we should be no worse off than we should be if we werenow to abandon the struggle. Let us therefore avoid beingdragged down the slippery slope with talk ofa negotiated peace. "Slippery slope"?The only... I suspect Italy and Germany...The only slippery slope......wish to get us so deeplyinvolved in negotiations that we should be unableto turn back. Nonsense. Bastianini informed me...I propose... The only slippery slope...Would you stop interrupting me while I am interrupting you?
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Prime Minister
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The question of peace talks
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We must hold our nerve
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Signal only that we intend to fight it out until the end
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A peace offer
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telegraphs our weakness Agreed
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And even if we were beaten we should be no worse off
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than we should be if we were now to abandon the struggle
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Let us therefore avoid being dragged down the slippery slope
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with talk of a negotiated peace
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Slippery slope The only
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I suspect Italy and Germany The only slippery slope
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wish to get us so deeply involved in negotiations
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that we should be unable to turn back Nonsense
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Bastianini informed me I propose
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The only slippery slope Would you stop interrupting me
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while I am interrupting you
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Movie Summary
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.