:15:01
An elected legislature can trample
a man`s rights as easily as a king can.
:15:08
Captain Martin...
:15:11
...l understood you to be a patriot.
:15:14
lf you mean by ``patriot,`` am l angry
about taxation without representation?
:15:19
Well, yes, l am.
:15:21
Should the American colonies govern
themselves independently?
:15:27
l believe they can. And they should.
:15:31
But if you`re asking me am l willing
to go to war with England...
:15:36
...then the answer is
most definitely no.
:15:45
This from the same Captain Benjamin
Martin whose fury was so famous...
:15:50
...during the Wilderness campaign?
:15:54
l was intemperate in my youth.
:15:56
Temperance can be a disguise for fear.
:16:00
Mr. Middleton, l fought
with Captain Martin...
:16:03
...under Washington
in the French and lndian War.
:16:07
There`s not a man in this room...
:16:10
...or anywhere for that matter, to whom
l would more willingly trust my life.
:16:16
There are alternatives to war.
:16:20
We take our case before the king.
:16:23
-We plead with him.
-We tried.
:16:25
Well, then, we try again and again
if necessary to avoid a war.
:16:30
l was at Bunker Hill.
:16:34
The British advanced three times.
:16:36
We killed 700 at point-blank range
and still they took the ground.
:16:42
That is the measure of their resolve.
:16:46
lf your principles dictate
independence...
:16:49
...then war is the only way.
:16:53
lt is come to that.
:16:55
Hear, hear.
:16:59
l have seven children.