Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Churchill called this the worst job in the world.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Well, he's wrong. Burma was the worst job in the world.
Pamela Mountbatten: You're giving a nation back to its people. How bad can it be?
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Churchill was wrong about Gandhi too. What did he call him?
Lord Louis Mountbatten: A half-naked fakir.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: That's really rather rude.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Yes, British Empire brought to its knees by a man in a loin cloth. Poor Winston. He's walking around like a chap who's swallowed a wasp.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Well, he is part of the past, darling.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Well, whatever their differences are, all Indians have one thing in common. They can't wait to get rid of us.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: The Indians have to believe that whatever the future of India is, it is their idea. And trust me, if anyone can get them to agree, it's Dickie. He could charm a vulture off a corpse.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Don't rush. Seriously. This is why you're terrible at chess.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: New nations are rarely born in peace. But to yoke Hindus and Muslims together in one unequal state is a recipe for the very bloodshed you want to avoid.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: United... you are one fifth of the world's population. India would be the greatest power in all Asia.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: India has never been a true nation. It only looks that way on a map. The British divided Ireland to maintain peace. They are dividing Palestine. They must do the same here.
Mahatma Gandhi: Shall I tell you what the solution is?
Mahatma Gandhi: What we need is not reason. We need a far greater force. A force that politicians seldom care to mention...
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Love?
Mahatma Gandhi: Precisely.
Mahatma Gandhi: It is not possible to divide the heart and expect it to work.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: ...we must divide the two provinces between the two countries. Half of the Punjab and Bengal to India, the other half to Pakistan.
Mahatma Gandhi: Partition. And which god among you decides where the border falls?
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: In less than 30 days now, India will be divided. The partition council has agreed that the national assets and debt will be apportioned 80% to India and 20% to Pakistan. ... Finally... and I am sorry to say this... each one of you must choose which country will have your allegiance, India... or Pakistan.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: You've divided India for oil?
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: For security. There's a Soviet empire. Stalin needs a warm-water eastern port. He's had his sights set on Karachi. He won't get it now.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Pakistan will be easier to influence than an unruly India with its socialist leanings? Is that what you imagine?
Lord Louis Mountbatten: You have used me and my family.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: You came here to serve your king and country and you've done so admirably. I hear they're promoting you from Viscount to Earl...
Lord Louis Mountbatten: What about the people whose lives have been destroyed by this?
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: That is unfortunate. Nobody foresaw...
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Blood is on your hands for this.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: But Dickie... it's your name on the plan. It will always be known as the Mountbatten Plan.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: The truth is we've both been used.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: But you got what you wanted.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: I got only half the country I wanted. We will always fear for our existence. The British, on the other hand, got everything they were playing for. You are the victors here.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Predicting the future is a dangerous game. I fear there will be no victors here.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten: Well, he's wrong. Burma was the worst job in the world.
Pamela Mountbatten: You're giving a nation back to its people. How bad can it be?
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Churchill was wrong about Gandhi too. What did he call him?
Lord Louis Mountbatten: A half-naked fakir.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: That's really rather rude.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Yes, British Empire brought to its knees by a man in a loin cloth. Poor Winston. He's walking around like a chap who's swallowed a wasp.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Well, he is part of the past, darling.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Well, whatever their differences are, all Indians have one thing in common. They can't wait to get rid of us.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: The Indians have to believe that whatever the future of India is, it is their idea. And trust me, if anyone can get them to agree, it's Dickie. He could charm a vulture off a corpse.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Don't rush. Seriously. This is why you're terrible at chess.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: New nations are rarely born in peace. But to yoke Hindus and Muslims together in one unequal state is a recipe for the very bloodshed you want to avoid.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: United... you are one fifth of the world's population. India would be the greatest power in all Asia.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: India has never been a true nation. It only looks that way on a map. The British divided Ireland to maintain peace. They are dividing Palestine. They must do the same here.
Mahatma Gandhi: Shall I tell you what the solution is?
Mahatma Gandhi: What we need is not reason. We need a far greater force. A force that politicians seldom care to mention...
Lady Edwina Mountbatten: Love?
Mahatma Gandhi: Precisely.
Mahatma Gandhi: It is not possible to divide the heart and expect it to work.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: ...we must divide the two provinces between the two countries. Half of the Punjab and Bengal to India, the other half to Pakistan.
Mahatma Gandhi: Partition. And which god among you decides where the border falls?
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: In less than 30 days now, India will be divided. The partition council has agreed that the national assets and debt will be apportioned 80% to India and 20% to Pakistan. ... Finally... and I am sorry to say this... each one of you must choose which country will have your allegiance, India... or Pakistan.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: You've divided India for oil?
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: For security. There's a Soviet empire. Stalin needs a warm-water eastern port. He's had his sights set on Karachi. He won't get it now.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Pakistan will be easier to influence than an unruly India with its socialist leanings? Is that what you imagine?
Lord Louis Mountbatten: You have used me and my family.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: You came here to serve your king and country and you've done so admirably. I hear they're promoting you from Viscount to Earl...
Lord Louis Mountbatten: What about the people whose lives have been destroyed by this?
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: That is unfortunate. Nobody foresaw...
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Blood is on your hands for this.
Lord Lionel 'Pug' Ismay: But Dickie... it's your name on the plan. It will always be known as the Mountbatten Plan.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: The truth is we've both been used.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: But you got what you wanted.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: I got only half the country I wanted. We will always fear for our existence. The British, on the other hand, got everything they were playing for. You are the victors here.
Lord Louis Mountbatten: Predicting the future is a dangerous game. I fear there will be no victors here.
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