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Idi Amin

You are British?

Nicholas Garrigan

Scottish. I am Scottish.

Idi Amin

Scottish? Ha! Ha! Why didn't you say so?... Great soldiers. Very brave. And good people. Completely. Let me tell you, if I could be anything instead of a Ugandan, I would be a Scot.

Nicholas Garrigan

Right... Really?

Idi Amin

He. Except for the red hair, which I'm sure is attractive to your women, but which we Africans, we find is quite disgusting.

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