Minister: They have people paying farmers to produce surplus food and people across the hall paying other to destroy it. And, in the middle, they employ a full staff to oversee all this. Doesn’t this shock you?
Bernard: Oh no, I’m a public servant.
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Minister: The government is down in the polls. What have I done wrong?
Humphrey: Being down in the polls means you have done things right.
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Humphrey: So what do you want?
Bernard: I want to act with a clear conscience.
Humphrey: Since when did you acquire such a taste for luxury?
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Minister: I never believe anything until it’s been officially denied.
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Minister: There is good in everyone, you know?
Interviewer: Except the French.
Minister: Even the French.
