“But I assure you, sir, that the execution of my duties is entirely...” – 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

[to Captain Bligh]

But I assure you, sir, that the execution of my duties is entirely unaffected by my private opinion of you.

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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. Captain William Bligh Now don't mistake me. I'm not advising cruelty or brutality with no purpose. My point is that cruelty with purpose is not cruelty - it's efficiency. Then a man will never disobey once he's watched his mate's backbone laid bare. He'll see the flesh jump, hear the whistle of the whip for the rest of his life.