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Independence Day (the speech from the film) (Free verse) by scitz
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 the 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
it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be
fighting for our freedom...Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution..
.but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist.
And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as
an American holiday, but as the day 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!
[Crowd cheers]
I saw...its thoughts. I saw what they're planning to do. They're like
locusts. They're moving from planet to planet...their whole civilization.
After they've consumed every natural resource they move on...and we're
next. Nuke 'em. Let's nuke the bastards.
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I saw...its thoughts. I saw what they're planning to do. They're like
locusts. They're moving from planet to planet...their whole civilization.
After they've consumed every natural resource they move on...and we're
next. Nuke 'em. Let's nuke the bastards.
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