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William Seward:
Gentleman, you have a visitor. W.N. Bilbo:
[checking his friend cards]
Oh my God, goddamn... W.N. Bilbo:
[President Lincoln walks in]
I'll be fucked. Abraham Lincoln:
I wouldn't bet against it, Mr...? W.N. Bilbo:
W.N.Bilbo. Abraham Lincoln:
Yeah, Mr. Bilbo. Gentlemen... Robert Latham:
Sir. W.N. Bilbo:
Why are you here? No offense, but Mr. Seward's banished the very mention of your name, he won't even let us use fifty-cent pieces 'cause they got your face on 'em. Abraham Lincoln:
The Secretary of State here tells me that, uh... you got eleven Democrats in the bag. That's encouraging. Richard Schell:
Oh, you've got no cause to be encouraged. Sir. Uh... Robert Latham:
Are we being... fired? Abraham Lincoln:
[quoting Shakespeare]
'We have heard the chimes of midnight, Master Shallow.' I'm here to alert you boys that the great day of reckoning is nigh upon us
Gentleman, you have a visitor. W.N. Bilbo:
[checking his friend cards]
Oh my God, goddamn... W.N. Bilbo:
[President Lincoln walks in]
I'll be fucked. Abraham Lincoln:
I wouldn't bet against it, Mr...? W.N. Bilbo:
W.N.Bilbo. Abraham Lincoln:
Yeah, Mr. Bilbo. Gentlemen... Robert Latham:
Sir. W.N. Bilbo:
Why are you here? No offense, but Mr. Seward's banished the very mention of your name, he won't even let us use fifty-cent pieces 'cause they got your face on 'em. Abraham Lincoln:
The Secretary of State here tells me that, uh... you got eleven Democrats in the bag. That's encouraging. Richard Schell:
Oh, you've got no cause to be encouraged. Sir. Uh... Robert Latham:
Are we being... fired? Abraham Lincoln:
[quoting Shakespeare]
'We have heard the chimes of midnight, Master Shallow.' I'm here to alert you boys that the great day of reckoning is nigh upon us
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Movie Summary
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.




