It is physically impossible he would have been able to bellow “Freedom!” after this.Ħ. His intestines were likely burned before his eyes.ĥ. Here is what you did not see in the movie when the camera held on Mel Gibson’s face in agony. The executioner sliced off Wallace’s manhood and disemboweled him while forcing him to watch. If you're standing on your chair shouting this to a table of stunned onlookers, chances are they admire your conviction but really wish you'd just sit down and eat your broccoli already.” tml-embed-width=”480″ tml-embed-height=”190″ tml-render-layout=”inlineĤ. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison 'awww' or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. House Speaker John Boehner in blue face.September 11 connection, Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297).And you may still overhear it shouted out at your favorite Scottish shop. Know any over-dramatic sports fans? You may run into this slogan before a big game. It must have worked, too, because the Scots won the Battle of Stirling Bridge that followed that speech and did, indeed, go on to fight again-and not just in the movie. Historically speaking, Wallace probably didn't say the 'never take our freedom' quote, but the screenwriter gave him those words to rouse the troops. This quote is as logical as 'they may take our microwaves, but we're still nuking our nachos.' The important thing here is poetic license. But the Braveheart movie enhances the facts, so… we're just following suit. That may not have been the exact language William Wallace used when he led the Scottish uprising against King Edward I's British rule in the thirteenth century. Think you can sew your weedy seeds in our purebred Scottish stock? We'll teach you sorry invaders who's boss. But we really put our foot down when your noblemen take our brides and deflower them on their wedding night. We didn't take kindly to you waving your British bums in our faces.

This line is spoken by William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, in the film Braveheart (1995). Courage Government Freedom Inspirational Movie Assorted Movie Character Motivational Braveheart Context

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