Kerry Washington and Dean Norris as Captain Charity Adams and General Halt respectively
Captain Charity Adams to General Halt
Now, I know we are fighting a war, but our war starts with being Negro. We are fighting on ever front. So as I said, sir, over my dead body, sir.
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H.G. Adams
Moral of Flowers
We have called the flowers "silent monitors," and not unadvisedly, for many are the lessons they teach, of patient submission, meek endurance, and innocent cheerfulness under the pressure of adverse circumstances.