Monk, do not forget to pray lest God's end be uncomely.
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Klaus Kinski · 9 quotes
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God quotes
Page 1 of 2Has this savage heard of our savior, Jesus Christ and of our true mission to save their souls? This is a Bible. It contains the words of God which we are bringing to enlighten the darkness of their world. Has he understood that in this book are stored the words of God? You may hold it, my son.
He says it does not speak. [Native man throws down the Bible.]
Soldier
Kill him for his blasphemy! [Gaspar runs the man through.]
Gaspar (narrating): The way will be hard. These savages are difficult to convince.
Perucho, don't you think the cannon might be a little bit rusty?
Perucho It might.
Don Fernando de Guzman
All the land to our left and all the land to our right now belongs to us. I solemnly and formally take possession of all this land. Our country is already six times larger than Spain, and everyday we drift makes it bigger.
Have you seen any solid ground that would support your weight?
Monk, do not forget to pray. Otherwise it could end badly with God.
Has this heathen heard of our Saviour, Jesus Christ and of our mission and the True Word of God? This is a Bible. It contains the Word of God that we are bringing to lighten the darkness of their world. Has he understood that this Book contains the Word of God? Take it in your hand, my son.
He says it doesn't speak. [Native man throws down the Bible; Gaspar runs him through.]
Gaspar (narrating): It is hard work. These natives are hard to convert.
German dub: I was a prince in this country. Everyone else had to cast down their gaze before me, and no one dared look me in the eye. But now I am in chains, like my people. Now I must look at the ground.
[Hallucinating]
That is no ship. That is no forest. [Arrow hits him] That is no arrow. We just imagine the arrows because we fear them.
[Hallucinating]
That's not a boat. That's not a tree. [Arrow hits him] This is no arrow. We only see arrows because we're afraid of them.
[Reading Aguirre's letter of treason]
We rebel to the death, and we solemnly so declare, and our hands shall be torn off and our tongues dry up if this is not so. The House of Habsburg devoid of all its rights, and you King of Castille dethroned, by dint of this declaration be you annihilated. In your place we proclaim the noble knight from the city of Seville, Don Fernando de Guzman, Emperor of El Dorado. Flee! Flee from hence, O King, and may God take your soul.
[Reading Aguirre's letter of treason]
We rebel until death. Our hands shall perish and our tongues dry up if this is not so. The House of Habsburg has lost all rights. And you, Philip the Second, are dethroned. By dint of this declaration you are annihilated. In your place we proclaim the nobleman from Sevilla, Don Fernando de Guzman as Emperor of El Dorado. Flee from hence, O King! And may God bless your soul.
I am the great traitor. There must be no other. Anyone who even thinks about deserting this mission will be cut up into 98 pieces. Those pieces will be stamped on until what is left can be used only to paint walls. Whoever takes one grain of corn or one drop of water more than his ration... will be locked up for 155 years. If I, Aguirre, want the birds to drop dead from the trees... then the birds will drop dead from the trees. I am the Wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble. Whoever follows me and the river, will win untold riches. Whoever deserts...
I was a prince in this land, and my people had to look to the ground, and no one was allowed to look into my eyes. My people are in chains just like me, and I must look to the ground.
Once I was a prince, and men were forbidden to look on me. Now I am in chains.
That man is a head taller than me. That may change.