[Following the murder of Prime Minister Stolypin, the Tsar orders a string of crackdowns. The conspirators behind Stolypin's assassinations are convicted and executed; but various crackdowns on civil liberties occur and police brutality is left unchecked. The Tsar also orders the dissolving of the Duma. Russian police are standing by to escort the Duma members out. Alexander Kerensky, now a member of Duma, is protesting this]
Alexander Kerensky: "Tell the Tsar that he can close this building, but he cannot close the Duma or the concept of the Russian people being represented in government!"
Members of the Duma<in unison>: "HEAR, HEAR!"
Duma President: "Mr. Kerensky, I have the floor. You will not speak out of turn!"
Alexander Kerensky: "The Duma is not a street corner. We are not rebels and bombmakers. Most of us want a system like the English do. Let there be a Tsar. But let there be representative government and the rule of law as well. Bring the Tsar here and let him be told that."
Members of the Duma: "HEAR, HEAR!"
Duma President: "The Tsar is not here right now. He is at his hunting lodge in Poland."
Alexander Kerenksy: "I do not care if he is in Scotland shooting wild grouse! Go tell the Tsar that by dissolving the Duma he is bring ruin upon his head and that he cannot silence the voice of the Russian people. Tell him now! Tell him, while there is still a Tsar left to tell!"
Alexander Kerensky: "Tell the Tsar that he can close this building, but he cannot close the Duma or the concept of the Russian people being represented in government!"
Members of the Duma<in unison>: "HEAR, HEAR!"
Duma President: "Mr. Kerensky, I have the floor. You will not speak out of turn!"
Alexander Kerensky: "The Duma is not a street corner. We are not rebels and bombmakers. Most of us want a system like the English do. Let there be a Tsar. But let there be representative government and the rule of law as well. Bring the Tsar here and let him be told that."
Members of the Duma: "HEAR, HEAR!"
Duma President: "The Tsar is not here right now. He is at his hunting lodge in Poland."
Alexander Kerenksy: "I do not care if he is in Scotland shooting wild grouse! Go tell the Tsar that by dissolving the Duma he is bring ruin upon his head and that he cannot silence the voice of the Russian people. Tell him now! Tell him, while there is still a Tsar left to tell!"
[Following the murder of Prime Minister Stolypin, the Tsar orders a string of crackdowns. The conspirators behind Stolypin's assassinations are convicted and executed; but various crackdowns on civil liberties occur and police brutality is left unchecked. The Tsar also orders the dissolving of the Duma. Russian police are standing by to escort the Duma members out. Alexander Kerensky, now a member of Duma, is protesting this]
Alexander Kerensky : "Tell the Tsar that he can close this building, but he cannot close the Duma or the concept of the Russian people being represented in government!"
Members of the Duma <in unison>: "HEAR, HEAR!"
Duma President : "Mr. Kerensky, I have the floor. You will not speak out of turn!"
Alexander Kerensky : "The Duma is not a street corner. We are not rebels and bombmakers. Most of us want a system like the English do. Let there be a Tsar. But let there be representative government and the rule of law as well. Bring the Tsar here and let him be told that."
Members of the Duma : "HEAR, HEAR!"
Duma President : "The Tsar is not here right now. He is at his hunting lodge in Poland."
Alexander Kerenksy : "I do not care if he is in Scotland shooting wild grouse! Go tell the Tsar that by dissolving the Duma he is bring ruin upon his head and that he cannot silence the voice of the Russian people. Tell him now! Tell him, while there is still a Tsar left to tell!"
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