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Shaw has declared war on mankind on all of usHe has to be stoppedI'm not going to stop ShawI'm going to kill himDo you have it in you to allow thatYou've known all along why I was here CharlesBut
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X Men: First Class

Peace was never an option

Professor Charles Xavier:Shaw's declared war on mankind on all of us, he has to be stopped.Erik Lehnsherr:I am not gonna stop Shaw, I am gonna kill him. Do you have it in you to allow that?Erik Lehnsherr:You known all along why I was here Charles, but things have changed. What started as a covert of mission, tomorrow mankind will know mutants exist. Shaw, us, they won't differentiate. They'll fear us. And that fear will turn to hatred.Professor Charles Xavier:Not if we stop a war, Not if we can prevent Shaw, Not if we risk our lives doing so.Erik Lehnsherr:Would they do the same for us?Professor Charles Xavier:We have it in us to be the better man.Erik Lehnsherr:We already are! We are the next stage of human evolution, you said it yourself...Professor Charles Xavier: No, no...Erik Lehnsherr:Are you really so naive as to think that they won't battle their own extinction? Or is it arrogance?Professor Charles Xavier: I am sorry.Erik Lehnsherr:After tomorrow, they are gonna turn on us. But you are blinded because you believe they are all like Moira.Professor Charles Xavier:And you believe they are all like Shaw.Professor Charles Xavier:Listen to me very carefully, my friend: killing Shaw will not bring you peace.Erik Lehnsherr:Peace was never an option

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Shaw has declared war on mankind on all of us
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He has to be stopped
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I'm not going to stop Shaw
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I'm going to kill him
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Do you have it in you to allow that
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You've known all along why I was here Charles
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But things have changed
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What started as a covert mission
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tomorrow mankind will know that mutants exist
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Shaw us they won't differentiate
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They'll fear us
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And that fear will turn to hatred
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Not if we stop a war
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Not if we can prevent Shaw Not if we risk our lives doing so
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Would they do the same for us We have it in us to be the better men
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We already are
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We're the next stage of human evolution
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You said it yourself No
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Are you really so naive
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as to think that they won't battle their own extinction
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Or is it arrogance I'm sorry
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After tomorrow they're going to turn on us
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But you're blind to it because you believe they're all like Moira
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And you believe they're all like Shaw
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Listen to me very carefully my friend
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Killing Shaw will not bring you peace
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Peace was never an option
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Duration
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Timestamp in Movie
01:26:13
Uploaded
Feb 12, 2026
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Movie Summary

In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.

Actors

Rose Byrne
Moira Mactaggert