“We need only persuade the British people of something they already...” – 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian, Mutiny on the Bounty ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Mutiny on the Bounty 1962

1st Lt. Fletcher Christian

We need only persuade the British people of something they already know - that inhumanity is its poorest servant.

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1st Lt. Fletcher Christian But I assure you, sir, that the execution of my duties is entirely unaffected by my private opinion of you. John Mills There's no chance for people like us to go back to England, give Bligh a bad name and walk free men ourselves. And anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't got the sense that God gave geese. Fletcher Christian There'll be no more killing aboard this ship, not even Captain Bligh. Captain Bligh If that's an attempt to earn clemency, I spit on it. Fletcher Christian You remarkable pig. You can thank whatever pig god you pray to that you haven't turned me into a murderer.