“I use the law allowing for the seizure of property in a war knowing it applies only to the property of governments and citizens of belligerent nations. But the South ain't a nation, that's why I can't negotiate with'em.”
Daniel Day-Lewis - Abraham Lincoln
“My name's Donovan. Irish, both sides. Mother and father. I'm Irish and you're German. But what makes us both Americans? Just one thing. One. Only one. The rule book. We call it the Constitution, and we agree to the rules, and that's what makes us Americans.”
Tom Hanks - James B. Donovan
“My loyal subjects, a grave duty confronts us all: to prepare our nation for a war that none of us wants, least of all your queen. We have tried by all means in our power to avert this war.”
Flora Robson - Queen Elizabeth
- Joseph Holt: Inter arma, silent leges. "In times of war, the law falls silent". - Frederick Aiken: It shouldn't.
Danny Huston - Joseph Holt
James McAvoy - Frederick Aiken
