“I am going to teach you the meaning of commitment. Fourteen years ago...” – Max Cady, Cape Fear ... Movie Quotes Database

I am going to teach you the meaning of commitment. Fourteen years ago I was forced to make a commitment to an eight by nine cell, now you are going to be forced to make a commitment. You could say I'm here to save you.

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