Nathan Algren Quotes

Latest Nathan Algren quotes from The Last Samurai

Nathan Algren

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Nathan Algren is played by Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai.

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 My thanks, on behalf of those who died in the name of better mechanical amusements and commercial opportunities. image

My thanks, on behalf of those who died in the name of better mechanical amusements and commercial opportunities.

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I will miss our conversations. image

I will miss our conversations.

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There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea, no past, no future. image

There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea, no past, no future.

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Spring, 1877. This marks the longest I've stayed in one place since I left the farm at 17. There is so much here I will never understand. I've never been a church going man, and what I've seen on the field of battle has led me to question God's purpose. But there is indeed something spiritual in this place. And though it may forever be obscure to me, I cannot but be aware of its power. I do know that it is here that I've known my first untroubled sleep in many years.

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They are an intriguing people. From the moment they wake they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. I have never seem such discipline. I am surprised to learn that the word Samurai means, 'to serve', and that Katsumoto believes his rebellion to be in the service of the Emperor.

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Winter, 1877. What does it mean to be Samurai? To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. To seek a stillness of your mind. And to master the way of the sword.

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Your highness... if you believe me to be your enemy, command me, and I will gladly take my life

#7

I have been hired to suppress the rebellion of yet another tribal leader. Apparently, this is the only job for which I am suited. I am beset by the ironies of my life.

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