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What does the captain of our troop sayWell gentlemen if Georgia fights I go with herBut like my father I hope that the Yankees will let us leave the Union in peaceBut Ashley But Ashley they've
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Gone with the Wind

I apologize again for all my shortcomings. Mr. Wilkes, Perhaps you won't mind if I walk...

Gerald O'Hara:
And what does the captain of our troops say?Ashley:Well, gentlemen, if Georgia fights, I go with her. But like my father I hope that the Yankees let us leave the Union in peace.Man:But Ashley, Ashley, they've insulted us!Charles Hamilton:You can't mean you don't want war!Ashley:Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were about.Gerald O'Hara: Now gentlemen, Mr. Butler has been up North I hear. Don't you agree with us, Mr. Butler?Rhett Butler:I think it's hard winning a war with words, gentlemen.Charles Hamilton:What do you mean, sir?Rhett Butler:I mean, Mr. Hamilton, there's not a cannon factory in the whole South.Man:What difference does that make, sir, to a gentleman?Rhett Butler:I'm afraid it's going to make a great deal of difference to a great many gentlemen, sir.Charles Hamilton:Are you hinting, Mr. Butler, that the Yankees can lick us?Rhett Butler:No, I'm not hinting. I'm saying very plainly that the Yankees are better equipped than we. They've got factories, shipyards, coalmines... and a fleet to bottle up our harbors and starve us to death. All we've got is cotton, and slaves and... arrogance.Man:That's treacherous!Charles Hamilton:I refuse to listen to any renegade talk!Rhett Butler:Well, I'm sorry if the truth offends you.Charles Hamilton:Apologies aren't enough sir. I hear you were turned out of West Point, Mr. Rhett Butler. And that you aren't received in a decent family in Charleston. Not even your own.Rhett Butler:I apologize again for all my shortcomings. Mr. Wilkes, Perhaps you won't mind if I walk about and look over your place. I seem to be spoiling everybody's brandy and cigars and... dreams of victory

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What does the captain of our troop say
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Well gentlemen if Georgia fights I go with her
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But like my father I hope that the Yankees will let us leave the Union in peace
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But Ashley But Ashley they've insulted us
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You can't mean you don't want war
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Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars
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And when the wars were over no one ever knew what they were about
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If it wasn't that I knew you
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Now gentlemen Mr Butler's been up North I hear
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Don't you agree with us Mr Butler
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I think it's hard winning a war with words gentlemen
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What do you mean sir
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There's not a cannon factory in the whole South
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What difference does that make to a gentleman
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It'll make a great deal of difference to a great many gentlemen sir
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Are you hinting Mr Butler that the Yankees can lick us
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No I'm not hinting
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I'm saying very plainly that the Yankees are better equipped than we
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They've got factories shipyards coal mines
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and a fleet to bottle up our harbors and starve us to death
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All we've got is cotton and slaves and arrogance
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That's Yankee treachery Sir I refuse to listen to any renegade talk
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I'm sorry if the truth offends you
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Apologies aren't enough sir
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I hear you were turned out of West Point Mr Rhett Butler
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and you aren't received by any decent family in Charleston not even your own
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I apologize again for all my shortcomings
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Perhaps you won't mind if I walk about and look over your place
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I seem to be spoiling everybody's brandy and cigars and
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dreams of victory
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Duration
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Timestamp in Movie
00:26:27
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Mar 12, 2026
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Selznick International Pictures,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

American motion picture classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Actors

Thomas Mitchell
Gerald O'hara
Rand Brooks
Charles Hamilton
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Jim Corey
Lumber Mill Convict