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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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It is a siege mentality.
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[V.O.] We see ministers busily winding up the drawbridge on the open society...
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[V.O.] ..and threatening a rerun, dare I say it, of the Middle Ages!
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One: Compassionate Leave
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STUDENTS
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[V.O.] Yeah!
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[V.O.] But I say this, too, that I believe that there are new forces in our society. New forces, new loyalties, new ideas not yet articulated which may yet come to our rescue.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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Now some of them will come from the Labour Party.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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And some of them will come from other associations perhaps not yet formed, I accept that as well. But I say this - that in whatever shape these new forces manifest themselves, they will come from you, the despised students of humanities.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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[O.S.] It is.. It is you and your generation who will have to confront the frightening dangers that lie ahead. It is you who will have to deal with the dangers that I've outlined.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
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MICHAEL MEACHER
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But I believe you and your generation, the new rising generation. You do have the courage, the optimism and the determination. And I believe you will do what the nation...
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One: Compassionate Leave
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[CHEERING DROWNS WORDS]
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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Comrade sisters, I think we should now put the motion to the vote.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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Due to this latest crisis in Western capitalism, the corporation's running a reduced bus service.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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[O.S] The last bus has been brought forward by one hour.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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May the tellers please come forward and make themselves known?
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One: Compassionate Leave
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CRAVEN
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Where's your coat?
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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Catch any of the speeches?
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One: Compassionate Leave
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CRAVEN
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I got stuck in a crowd of your sisters. It was difficult to concentrate.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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EMMA
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You think of nothing but sex these days, Dad.
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One: Compassionate Leave
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CRAVEN
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Do I?
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