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Dad, what's wrong with the telly?
Good evening, London.
Allow me first to apologize...
The emergency channel!
I do, like many of you, appreciate
the comforts of the everyday routine...
...the security of the familiar,
the tranquility of repetition.
I enjoy them as much as any bloke.
But in the spirit of commemoration-
whereby there's important events
of the past...
...usually associated
with someone's death...
...or the end of some awful,
bloody struggle...
...are celebrated with a nice holiday...
...I thought we could mark
this November the 5th...
...a day that is, sadly,
no longer remembered...
by taking some time out of our daily lives
to sit down and have a little chat.
There are, of course,
those who do not want us to speak.
Even now, orders are being shouted
into telephones...
...and men with guns
will soon be on their way.
- It's Chancellor Sutler.
- Damn it!
Why? Because while the truncheon
may be used in lieu of conversation...
...words will always
retain their power.
Words offer the means to meaning...
...and, for those who will listen,
the enunciation of truth.
And the truth is...
...there is something terribly wrong
with this country, isn't there?
You designed it, sir, you
wanted it foolproof.
You told me every
television in London!
Cruelty and injustice,
intolerance and oppression.
And where once
you had the freedom to object...
...to think and speak as you saw fit...
you now have censors and systems
of surveillance coercing your conformity
Cameras. We need cameras.
How did this happen?
Who's to blame?
Well, certainly there are those
who are more responsible than others.
They will be held accountable.
But again, truth be told,
if you're looking for the guilty...
...you need only look into a mirror.
I know why you did it.
I know you were afraid.
Who wouldn't be?
War, terror, disease.
There were a myriad of problems
which conspired...
...to corrupt your reason
and rob you of your common sense.
Fear got the best of you.
And in your panic, you turned to
the now High Chancellor Adam Sutler.
He promised you order,
he promised you peace...
...and all he demanded in return
was your silent, obedient consent.
Inspector, they're
almost through.
Last night, I sought
to end that silence.
Last night,
I destroyed the Old Bailey...
...to remind this country
of what it has forgotten.
More than 400 years ago, a great citizen
wished to imbed the 5th of November...
...forever in our memory.
His hope was to remind the world
that fairness, justice and freedom...
...are more than words.
They are perspectives.
So if you've seen nothing...
...if the crimes of this government
remain unknown to you...
...then I would suggest that you allow
the 5th of November to pass unmarked.
But if you see what I see...
...if you feel as I feel,
and if you would seek as I seek...
...then I ask you to stand beside me,
one year from tonight...
...outside the gates of Parliament.
And together, we shall give them
a 5th of November...
...that shall never, ever be forgot.
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wrong
would
world
words
which
whereby
wanted
usually
unmarked
unknown
turned
truth
wished
while
truncheon
together
those
there
their
terror
telly
systems
sutler
surveillance
suggest
struggle
speak
sought
silence
terribly
security
sadly
return
reason
promised
television
silent
problems
perspectives
tranquility
disease
death
spirit
shouted
cruelty
guilty
daily
enunciation
allow
conversation
think
retain
common
forgotten
commemoration
inspector
repetition
conformity
coercing
awful
routine
associated
again
consent
appreciate
government
something
happen
being
nothing
sense
always
country
course
night
enjoy
remain
because
every
tonight
taking
cameras
myriad
never
bailey
freedom
emergency
demanded
looking
offer
everyday
designed
beside
responsible
destroyed
power
meaning
parliament
oppression
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