Hornblower: Loyalty (2003 TV Movie)
Robert Lindsay: Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Quotes
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Commander Horatio Hornblower : [Speaking of the loyalty of Irish sailors to the British Crown] It is better to earn loyalty than to demand it.
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew : When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Commander Horatio Hornblower : Sir?
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew : Hmmm. You know, Hornbloer, it is very hard for a father to see his children grow up.
Commander Horatio Hornblower : I'm not sure I understand you, sir.
Admiral Sir Edward Pellew : I dare say, you will.