Daily Dialogue — April 12, 2011
“Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind. Mankind — that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution — but from annihilation. We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!”
— President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman), Independence Day (1996), written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
http://movieclips.com/e/5qmMy/
The President’s Speech
Independence Day at MOVIECLIPS.com
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is Presidential speeches suggested by CWillGoWrite. Independence Day suggested by Russell.
Trivia: The final sentence of the President’s speech was not in the original script and was added at the last minute for dramatic effect in an effort to convince 20th Century Fox not to avoid a legal battle to earn the right to name the film “Independence Day.”