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"Why have enemies when you can have friends?"
"I see you’re trying to get me to do something razzle-dazzle with that sword. I'm not getting drawn into this mess. There's an army of you, there's only one of me. I've talked, I'm happy to talk, but there is no way... that I am fighting."
"It should be clear by now that whatever you and your friends think I am, I am not it."
"It's quite dangerous being one of you lot, isn't it? You're good with animals, aren't you? They have a word for that, don't they? Mage... I thought your team was outlawed. Never met one of you in the flesh. I thought you'd be taller... and have a beard."
"[to Vortigern] You wanted to know what gave me such drive? It was you. You put me in that brothel. You cut me on the streets. I am here now because of you. You created me. And for that, I bless you. You make sense of the devil."
"No, I mean I’m sorry. You’ve made a mistake. You’re no longer dealing with the man you previously met. You are addressing England and all the subjects under her king’s protection. So you have a choice. You can now kneel to England… Or I’ll step off this throne and you can deal with me as the man you previously met."
"You're no longer a myth. You're starting to mean something."
"You are resisting the sword. The sword isn’t resisting you."
"It was Vortigern who murdered your father, but what you didn't account for is what you can do with his sword."
"When people fear you... I mean, really fear you... it is the most intoxicating sensation a man can possess."
"[to Arthur] I know your story. What kind of a man would you have become had you inherited your father's kingdom instead of being raised in a brothel? What gave you such drive?"
"You have won, nephew. You have won. Now, play with me."
"Anything that you do to me will be repaid 10 times in kind. Now, you're a big man. Now, let's see you move."
"While I understand there’s been a change in the leadership of this nation, I am confident that you will still honor the agreement made by your predecessor and my king. We expect to leave here with ten thousand young men as agreed."
"May I remind you of a fleet of three thousand longships controlling the seas, surrounding your island. It would be unwise to displease my king. I’m prepared to extend the deadline by a week."
"Let me show you what your uncle will do if you do not accept. This sword… Only you can prevent this. He must be met where sword meets tower. Trust the Mage. Take it."
"The sword is yours now, son. Take it."
"From Nothing Comes a King"
"From Myth to Legend"
"Temptation Blackens the Heart"
"Take Back the Kingdom"
"Charlie Hunnam — King Arthur"
"Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey — the Mage"
"Djimon Hounsou — Sir Bedivere"
"Aidan Gillen — Sir William "Goosefat Bill" Wilson"
"Jude Law — Vortigern"
"Eric Bana — Uther Pendragon"
"Kingsley Ben-Adir — Sir Tristan "Wet Stick"
"Craig McGinlay — Sir Percival"
"Tom Wu — Sir George"
"Neil Maskell — Backlack"
"Freddie Fox — Rubio"
"Annabelle Wallis — Maggie"
"Bleu Landau — Blue"
"Mikael Persbrandt — Greybeard"
"Poppy Delevingne — Igraine"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.