Max: [regarding the Nazis] He's got to at least pretend to work with these people. You must convince him.
Maria: I can't ask him to be less than he is.
Maria: I can't ask him to be less than he is.
Max : [regarding the Nazis] He's got to at least pretend to work with these people. You must convince him.
Maria : I can't ask him to be less than he is.
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