Abraham Lincoln And Marie Antoinette In Submarine On Lockdown
Abraham Lincoln and Marie Antoinette are stuck in Submarine on Lockdown and forced to have a deep conversation.
Here's the conversation:
1. Marie Antoinette: (Sighs dramatically, fanning herself with a tattered handkerchief) "Oh, this dreadful metal box! It's simply *impossible* to maintain any semblance of decorum, wouldn't you agree?"
2. Abraham Lincoln: "Well, ma'am, I reckon decorum ain't worth much when folks are fighting for their lives, be it against a storm above or a revolution below."
3. Marie Antoinette: "Revolution! It's such a barbaric word, don't you think? One should simply offer them cake. It's always been effective."
4. Abraham Lincoln: "Cake might fill bellies for a moment, but it don't fill the hole where a man's dignity ought to be. They need more than sweetness, they need justice."
5. Marie Antoinette: "Justice? But isn't that such an abstract concept, rather like fashion? Always changing, never quite satisfying?"
6. Abraham Lincoln: "Justice, to my mind, is the bedrock upon which a free society must stand, even if it takes a mighty struggle to lay the foundation."
7. Marie Antoinette: "But isn't power divinely ordained? Surely, it's best to leave such matters to those who are, well, *better suited* to govern?"
8. Abraham Lincoln: "I believe all men are created equal, ma'am, and that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed, no matter their birth."
9. Marie Antoinette: "Consent...a curious notion. If only I had understood the true meaning of this before my time ran out."
10. Abraham Lincoln: "It's never too late for understanding, ma'am. Even at the bottom of the ocean, there's always room for a change of heart."