Queen Christina (1933)
Lewis Stone: Oxenstierna
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Quotes
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Christina : Must we live for the dead?
Oxenstierna : For the great dead, yes, your Majesty.
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Christina : This war is expensive.
Magnus : The parliament clamors for more war.
Oxenstierna : They clamor for a Swedish marriage for your majesty. They clamor for an heir of Swedish blood!
Christina : In short, Chancellor, they clamor.
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Oxenstierna : The sword has made Sweden great, your majesty!
Christina : Yes, but do we not exult it too much, Chancellor?
Oxenstierna : You cannot remake the world, your majesty.
Christina : Why not? Look, Chancellor, the philosophers remake it. The artists remake it. The scientists remake it. Now, why not we - we the power? The people follow blindly, the generals lead them to destruction. Will they not follow us? We'll lead them beyond themselves - where there is grace and beauty and gaiety and freedom!
Oxenstierna : Europe is an armed camp, your majesty. Not a Utopia peopled with shepherds.