:06:02
and let acclaim come
when it would.
:06:05
But to be foremost in battle...
:06:09
is a virtue
not to be despised.
:06:12
I believe it will be
a quick war...
:06:14
that there will be few losses.
:06:16
But if losses there must be...
:06:18
then let us remember
the Latin phrase...
:06:21
which must have come
to the lips of many a Roman...
:06:24
when he stood embattled
in a foreign land:
:06:28
"Dulce et decorum est
pro patria mori."
:06:32
"Sweet and fitting it is
to die for the fatherland. "
:06:39
Some of you
may have ambitions.
:06:41
I know of one young man
who has great promise as a writer...
:06:46
and he has written the first act
of a tragedy...
:06:49
which would be a credit
to one of the masters.
:06:52
And he is dreaming, I suppose...
:06:54
of following in the footsteps
of Goethe and Schiller...
:06:57
and I hope he will.
:06:59
But now our country calls.
:07:02
The fatherland needs leaders.
:07:05
Personal ambition
must be thrown aside...
:07:08
in the one great sacrifice
for our country.
:07:12
Here is a glorious beginning
to your lives.
:07:16
The field of honour calls you.
:07:19
Why are we here?
:07:21
You, Kropp,
what has kept you back?
:07:24
You, Mueller, you know
how much you are needed?
:07:28
Ah, I see you look
at your leader.
:07:33
And l, too, look to you,
Paul Baumer...
:07:37
and I wonder
what you are going to do.
:07:40
- I'll go.
- I want to go.
- Count on me.
:07:43
- Me too.
- I'm ready.
:07:46
- I'm not gonna stay home!
- (All Shouting)
:07:56
Follow me! Enlist now!
:07:59
- No more classes!
- (Others) No more classes!