Sword of Freedom (TV Series)
Portrait in Emerald Green (1958)
June Rodney: Lucrezia Basti
Quotes
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Guilio Basti : I told them, eh?
Lucrezia Basti : Quiet, Guilio. Everyone will hear.
Guilio Basti : Let them. Let everyone hear! Then other honest citizens will follow my example if there's enough talk about this.
Lucrezia Basti : Never fear, you'll be the talk of every banquet table - and not to your advantage.
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Lucrezia Basti : Emerald green you say is a deadly poison? That's odd - it's always been my favorite color.
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[first lines]
The Consul : Julio Basti, as a master butcher, you are required to pay a tax on each of the animals you slaughter. You have failed to do so. We therefore find you guilty of tax evasion.
Guilio Basti : I protest and hereby file an appeal against the decision.
Lucrezia Basti : Guilio...
Guilio Basti : I did not evade the tax; I refuse to pay it until we get an accounting of public funds collected by the banking house of his Excellency, the Prince de Medici. If it's a public service, I say let's have a public accounting of funds!