The Emperor's Club (2002): The Importance of History Studying

The clip The Importance of History Studying from The Emperor's Club (2002) with Kevin Kline, Harris Yulin

So, to what do I owe this honor?
It's your son, Senator.
Oh, Christ. What the devil's he done now?
Sedgewick is clearly an intelligent boy, but, sir, he's not applying himself.
He's not... learning the material.
I need a match! Yes, Senator. Right away.
What material is that? It's the Greeks and the Romans...
We've left the Republic and entered the Empire...
Here you are, sir. Thank you.
Shut the door on your way out, will you?
We're up to the reign of Augustus.
You ought to be careful with that thing, by the way. You know, it still fires.
Oh. Sedgewick, it seems,
is not paying attention in class, sir.
Nor is he doing the assigned reading.
Let me ask you something.
What's the good of what you're teachin' those boys?
"The good"?
Yes. The good.
Well, Senator,
the Greeks and Romans provided...
a model of democracy, which,
I don't need to tell you, the framers of our own Constitution...
used as their inspiration.
But more to the point, I think when the boys read Plato, Aristotle,
Cicero, Julius Caesar even,
they're put in direct contact with men who,
in their own age, exemplified...
the highest standards of statesmanship,
of civic virtue,
of character, conviction...
Boy, that is a horse that can talk!
So, you're sayin' that my son Sedgewick has his head up his ass.

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