Why, we have no crime here. What makes a criminal? Lack, usually. Avariciousness. Envy....
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Robert Conway:
By the way, what religion do you follow here? Chang:
To put it simply, I should say that our general belief was in, uh, moderation. We preach the virtue of avoiding excesses of every kind. Even including excess of virtue itself. Robert Conway:
Well, that's intelligent. Chang:
We find in the valley that it makes for better happiness among the natives. We rule with moderate strictness, and in return we are satisfied with moderate obedience. As a result, our people are moderately honest, moderately chaste, and, uh, somewhat more than moderately happy. Robert Conway:
How about law, and order? You have no soldiers, or police? Chang:
[chuckling]
Oh, good heavens, no! Robert Conway:
Well, how do you deal with incorrigibles? Criminals? Chang:
Why, we have no crime here. What makes a criminal? Lack, usually. Avariciousness. Envy. The desire to possess something owned by another. There can be no crime where there is a sufficiency of everything
By the way, what religion do you follow here? Chang:
To put it simply, I should say that our general belief was in, uh, moderation. We preach the virtue of avoiding excesses of every kind. Even including excess of virtue itself. Robert Conway:
Well, that's intelligent. Chang:
We find in the valley that it makes for better happiness among the natives. We rule with moderate strictness, and in return we are satisfied with moderate obedience. As a result, our people are moderately honest, moderately chaste, and, uh, somewhat more than moderately happy. Robert Conway:
How about law, and order? You have no soldiers, or police? Chang:
[chuckling]
Oh, good heavens, no! Robert Conway:
Well, how do you deal with incorrigibles? Criminals? Chang:
Why, we have no crime here. What makes a criminal? Lack, usually. Avariciousness. Envy. The desire to possess something owned by another. There can be no crime where there is a sufficiency of everything
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By the way what religion do you follow here
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To put it simply I should say that our general belief was in moderation
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We preach the virtue of avoiding excesses of every kind
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Even including excess of virtue itself
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That's intelligent
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In the valley it makes for better happiness among the natives
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We rule with moderate strictness
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and in return we are satisfied with moderate obedience
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As a result our people are moderately honest moderately chaste
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and somewhat more than moderately happy
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How about law and order You have no soldiers or police
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Good heavens no
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How do you deal with incorrigibles criminals
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We have no crime here
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What makes a criminal
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Lack usually Avariciousness envy
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The desire to possess something owned by another
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There can be no crime when there is a sufficiency of everything
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Movie Summary
When a revered diplomat's plane is diverted and crashes in the peaks of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to an isolated monastery at Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay.
Actors
Robert Conway
Chang
