Please, sir, how much longer must I do this? This is the last, sire. "Authorizes an...
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[Tom - as the prince - is signing documents]
Tom Canty:
Please, sir, how much longer must I do this?
Earl of Hertford:
This is the last, sire.
Tom Canty:
[starts to read the document]
"Authorizes an increased tax on windows..." Do you mean to say we have a tax on windows?
Earl of Hertford:
May I suggest that your majesty cease troubling himself about...
Tom Canty:
But I'm head of the government. It's my job to be troubled about these things. And I think a tax on windows is cruel... unjust.
Earl of Hertford:
The royal treasury is empty, sire. Every means of replenishing it must be taken.
Tom Canty:
Yes... but windows. Don't you see when poor people are sick, windows are the only outside they have? Why they wouldn't have anything nice to look at if it weren't for windows. And, besides... that's taxing sunshine and light, which don't belong to us at all, but to God.
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Please sir how much longer must I do this
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This is the last sire
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Authorizes an increased tax on windows
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Do you mean to say we have a tax on windows
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May I suggest that Your Majesty cease troubling himself about
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I'm head of the government It's my job to be troubled about these things
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And I think a tax on windows is cruel unjust
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The royal treasury is empty sire
Clip duration: 35 seconds
Views: 185
Timestamp in movie: 01h 02m 18s
Uploaded: 10 November, 2022
Genres: adventure, drama, family
Summary: A poor boy named Tom Canty and the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
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