A scene from The Last Samurai 2003
Colonel Bagley

Nathan, Katsumoto's attacked the railroad at the border of this province.

Omura

We cannot govern a country in which we cannot travel freely. He must be stopped now. My railroad is a priority for this country.

Algren

[about the army]

They're not ready.

Colonel Bagley

The rebels don't have a single rifle. They're savages with bows and arrows.

Algren

Whose sole occupation for the last thousand years has been war.

Colonel Bagley

You have superior firepower and a larger force. I am ordering the regiment to move against the rebel Katsumoto. You will track him down and engage him.

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