“The dead have been covered with lime. The dead know only one thing...” – Private Joker, Full Metal Jacket ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Full Metal Jacket 1987

Private Joker Matthew Modine

[narrating]

The dead have been covered with lime. The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive.

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