Waterloo (I) (1970)
Virginia McKenna: Duchess of Richmond
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Quotes
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[referring to the English troops]
Duchess of Richmond : They're the salt of England, Arthur.
Duke of Wellington : Scum. Nothing but beggars and scoundrels, all of them. Gin is the spirit of their patriotism.
Duchess of Richmond : Yet you expect them to die for you?
Duke of Wellington : Um-hum.
Duchess of Richmond : Out of duty?
Duke of Wellington : Um-hum.
Duchess of Richmond : I doubt if even Bonaparte could draw men to him by duty.
Duke of Wellington : Oh, Boney's not a gentleman.
Duchess of Richmond : Arthur! What an Englishman you are.
Duke of Wellington : On the field of battle his hat is worth fifty thousand men; but he is not a gentleman.
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Sarah : Mama, Iggy has promised to bring me a cuirassier's helmet to use as a work basket - without blood in it, Mama.
Duchess of Richmond : And one for me, young man - *with* the blood.
Sir William Ponsonby : And where do you plan to stick your Frenchman, Hay?
Lord Richard Hay : I thought under the right arm, sir.
Sarah : See? He has it all planned.
General Sir Thomas Picton : When you meet a cuirassier beam-to-beam, you'll be lucky if you bring away your life with you, never mind his helmet. Boy, you'll learn the art of fighting from the French.
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Duchess of Richmond : ...this year, soldiers are the fashion.
Duke of Wellington : [ironically] Where would society be without my boys?
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Sarah : When we get to Paris, let me look at Napoleon. I promise I won't get too near. Mama admires him.
Duchess of Richmond : I am a little bit of a Bonapartist.
Sarah : Is it true what they say, that he's a monster?
Duke of Wellington : He eats laurels and drinks blood.
Duchess of Richmond : And when, my dear Arthur, will you venture into his lair?
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Duchess of Richmond : I don't want Sarah to wear black before she's worn white.