Mark me close, Colonel. What do you think the supreme virtue, sir? To the Frenchman and...
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Mark me close, Colonel. What do you think the supreme virtue, sir? To the Frenchman and his recent revolution, it is liberty. To the Whig, puffing in Parliament, it is license to do anything, provided it do not disturb his pleasure. But to the common soldier, it is anarchy, to do whatever he want and be damned to his fellow. But to me and Bonaparte, the supreme virtue is order. We are not Whigs. We know that a man may love his neighbor over Monday, and massacre him over Tuesday, unless society keeps him in order! These deserters, if not secured and shot, will destroy my army more surely than Bonaparte! And I'll thank you not to forget it
Mark me close, Colonel. What do you think the supreme virtue, sir? To the Frenchman and his recent revolution, it is liberty. To the Whig, puffing in Parliament, it is license to do anything, provided it do not disturb his pleasure. But to the common soldier, it is anarchy, to do whatever he want and be damned to his fellow. But to me and Bonaparte, the supreme virtue is order. We are not Whigs. We know that a man may love his neighbor over Monday, and massacre him over Tuesday, unless society keeps him in order! These deserters, if not secured and shot, will destroy my army more surely than Bonaparte! And I'll thank you not to forget it
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Mark me close Colonel
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What do you think the supreme virtue sir
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To the Frenchman in his recent revolution it is liberty
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To the Whig puffing in parliament it is licence to do anything
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provide it do not disturb his pleasure
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But to the common soldier it is anarchy
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to do whatever he please and be damned to his fellow
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But to me and Bonaparte
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the supreme virtue is order
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We are not Whigs
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We know that a man may love his neighbour of a Monday
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and massacre him of a Tuesday unless society keeps him in order
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These deserters
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if not secured and shot will destroy my army more surely than Bonaparte
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And I'll thank you not to forget it
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Movie Summary
Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage ...
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