I... John Brown, hereby swear to wait three days while you fetch my boys, at which time, I...
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I... John Brown, hereby swear to wait three days while you fetch my boys, at which time, I will hand myself over to the Almighty, by the hand of God. [Onion] John Brown always said, "Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, rough to the ruffian. With a liar? Be a thunderbolt."
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I...
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John Brown,
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hereby swear to wait three days
while you fetch my boys,
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at which time, I will hand
myself over to the Almighty,
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by the hand of God.
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[Onion]
John Brown always said,
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"Be mild with the mild,
shrewd with the crafty,
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rough to the ruffian.
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With a liar?
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Be a thunderbolt."
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Movie Summary
Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.
