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I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.
0:055 secondsI don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man – white. We all want to help one another.
0:1515 secondsHuman beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone.
0:2424 secondsAnd the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
0:3232 secondsGreed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.
0:4040 secondsWe have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.
0:4646 secondsOur knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity.
0:5656 secondsMore than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
1:031 minute, 3 secondsThe aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together.
1:061 minute, 6 secondsThe very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all.
1:121 minute, 12 secondsEven now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.
1:231 minute, 23 secondsTo those who can hear me, I say - do not despair.
1:271 minute, 27 secondsThe misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.
1:341 minute, 34 secondsThe hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.
1:401 minute, 40 secondsAnd so long as men die, liberty will never perish.
1:451 minute, 45 secondsSoldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel!
1:541 minute, 54 secondsWho drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.
1:581 minute, 58 secondsDon’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!
2:082 minutes, 8 secondsYou have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural!
2:142 minutes, 14 secondsSoldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!
2:182 minutes, 18 secondsIn the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men!
2:242 minutes, 24 secondsIn you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness!
2:302 minutes, 30 secondsYou, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite.
2:402 minutes, 40 secondsLet us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security.
2:482 minutes, 48 secondsBy the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise.
2:542 minutes, 54 secondsThey never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!
2:592 minutes, 59 secondsNow let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.
3:103 minutes, 10 secondsLet us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.
3:163 minutes, 16 secondsSoldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!

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	I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.		I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.

	0:~~055 secondsI~~ don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man – white. We all want to help one another.		0:05 I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man – white. We all want to help one another.

	0:~~1515 secondsHuman~~ beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone.		0:15 Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone.

	0:~~2424 secondsAnd~~ the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.		0:24 And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.

	0:~~3232 secondsGreed~~ has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.		0:32 Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.

	0:~~4040 secondsWe~~ have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.		0:40 We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.

	0:~~4646 secondsOur~~ knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity.		0:46 Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity.

	0:~~5656 secondsMore~~ than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.		0:56 More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

	1:~~031 minute, 3 secondsThe~~ aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together.		1:03 The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together.

	1:~~061 minute, 6 secondsThe~~ very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all.		1:06 The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all.

	1:~~121 minute,~~ 12 ~~secondsEven~~ now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.		1:12 Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.

	1:~~231 minute,~~ 23 ~~secondsTo~~ those who can hear me, I say - do not despair.		1:23 To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair.

	1:~~271 minute,~~ 27 ~~secondsThe~~ misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.		1:27 The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.

	1:~~341 minute,~~ 34 ~~secondsThe~~ hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.		1:34 The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.

	1:~~401 minute,~~ 40 ~~secondsAnd~~ so long as men die, liberty will never perish.		1:40 And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

	1:~~451 minute,~~ 45 ~~secondsSoldiers~~! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel!		1:45 Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel!

	1:~~541 minute,~~ 54 ~~secondsWho~~ drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.		1:54 Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.

	1:~~581 minute,~~ 58 ~~secondsDon’t~~ give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!		1:58 Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!

	2:~~082 minutes, 8 secondsYou~~ have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural!		2:08 You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural!

	2:~~142 minutes,~~ 14 ~~secondsSoldiers~~! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!		2:14 Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!

	2:~~182 minutes,~~ 18 ~~secondsIn~~ the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men!		2:18 In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men!

	2:~~242 minutes,~~ 24 ~~secondsIn~~ you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness!		2:24 In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness!

	2:~~302 minutes,~~ 30 ~~secondsYou~~, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite.		2:30 You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite.

	2:~~402 minutes,~~ 40 ~~secondsLet~~ us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security.		2:40 Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security.

	2:~~482 minutes,~~ 48 ~~secondsBy~~ the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise.		2:48 By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise.

	2:~~542 minutes,~~ 54 ~~secondsThey~~ never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!		2:54 They never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!

	2:~~592 minutes,~~ 59 ~~secondsNow~~ let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.		2:59 Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.

	3:~~103 minutes,~~ 10 ~~secondsLet~~ us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.		3:10 Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.

	3:~~163 minutes,~~ 16 ~~secondsSoldiers~~! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!		3:16 Soldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!

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	I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.		I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.

	0:055 secondsI don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man – white. We all want to help one another.		0:055 secondsI don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man – white. We all want to help one another.

	0:1515 secondsHuman beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone.		0:1515 secondsHuman beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone.

	0:2424 secondsAnd the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.		0:2424 secondsAnd the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.

	0:3232 secondsGreed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.		0:3232 secondsGreed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.

	0:4040 secondsWe have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.		0:4040 secondsWe have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.

	0:4646 secondsOur knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity.		0:4646 secondsOur knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity.

	0:5656 secondsMore than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.		0:5656 secondsMore than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

	1:031 minute, 3 secondsThe aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together.		1:031 minute, 3 secondsThe aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together.

	1:061 minute, 6 secondsThe very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all.		1:061 minute, 6 secondsThe very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all.

	1:121 minute, 12 secondsEven now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.		1:121 minute, 12 secondsEven now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.

	1:231 minute, 23 secondsTo those who can hear me, I say - do not despair.		1:231 minute, 23 secondsTo those who can hear me, I say - do not despair.

	1:271 minute, 27 secondsThe misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.		1:271 minute, 27 secondsThe misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.

	1:341 minute, 34 secondsThe hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.		1:341 minute, 34 secondsThe hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.

	1:401 minute, 40 secondsAnd so long as men die, liberty will never perish.		1:401 minute, 40 secondsAnd so long as men die, liberty will never perish.

	1:451 minute, 45 secondsSoldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel!		1:451 minute, 45 secondsSoldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel!

	1:541 minute, 54 secondsWho drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.		1:541 minute, 54 secondsWho drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.

	1:581 minute, 58 secondsDon’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!		1:581 minute, 58 secondsDon’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men!

	2:082 minutes, 8 secondsYou have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural!		2:082 minutes, 8 secondsYou have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural!

	2:142 minutes, 14 secondsSoldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!		2:142 minutes, 14 secondsSoldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!

	2:182 minutes, 18 secondsIn the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men!		2:182 minutes, 18 secondsIn the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men!

	2:242 minutes, 24 secondsIn you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness!		2:242 minutes, 24 secondsIn you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness!

	2:302 minutes, 30 secondsYou, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite.		2:302 minutes, 30 secondsYou, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite.

	2:402 minutes, 40 secondsLet us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security.		2:402 minutes, 40 secondsLet us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security.

	2:482 minutes, 48 secondsBy the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise.		2:482 minutes, 48 secondsBy the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise.

	2:542 minutes, 54 secondsThey never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!		2:542 minutes, 54 secondsThey never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people!

	2:592 minutes, 59 secondsNow let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.		2:592 minutes, 59 secondsNow let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.

	3:103 minutes, 10 secondsLet us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.		3:103 minutes, 10 secondsLet us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.

	3:163 minutes, 16 secondsSoldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!		3:163 minutes, 16 secondsSoldiers! In the name of democracy, let us all unite!