Quote by Tom Hooper
In The Kings Speech, patriotism is utterly contained within a hist

In The Kings Speech, patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasnt become complicated over time. – Tom Hooper

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When I was growing up my mother would say, Your dad may have to learn about being a father because he lost his own and that would have affected him. – Tom Hooper

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I feel connected to the Second World War because my father lost his father in that war. So, through my dad and the effect it had on him of losing his father young, I always felt connected to the war. It goes back years, but it still feels to me as if were completely living in it. – Tom Hooper

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I mean, weve all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice wont come. – Tom Hooper

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There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. Thats not the call of patriotism. – John Bolton

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Well, the post office is probably not the place you want to go if you want to be infused with patriotism and a renewed sense of vigor. – Adam Carolla

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The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable… those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over. – Bernadine Dohrn

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Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced. – Robert Walpole

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