Pu Yi, at 15:
[in heavily accented English] I know that you know that I know that you know that that is a dialouge between Confucius and Chuang Tzu.

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Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
The Emperor has been a prisoner in his own palace since the day that he was crowned, and has remained a prisoner since he abdicated. But now he's growing up, he may wonder why he's the only person in China who may not walk out of his own front door. I think the Emperor is the loneliest boy on Earth.

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Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
Words are important.



Pu Yi, at 15:
Why are words important?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

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The Governor:
All your life you thought you were better than everyone else. Now you think you're the worst of all!

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Pu Yi, at 15:
Is it true, Mr. Johnston, that many people out there have had their heads cut off?



Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston:
It is true, your majesty. Many heads have been chopped off. It does stop them thinking.

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