Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV Series)

Heroes on Both Sides (2010)

Catherine Taber: Padmé Amidala, Voe Atell

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• Anakin Skywalker : War is complicated, Ahsoka, but let me simplify it. The Separatists believe the Republic is corrupt, but they're wrong. And we have to restore order.

  Padmé Amidala : [to Anakin]  Maybe talking to the Jedi Council isn't the role for you after all.

• Padmé Amidala : If only I could talk to Senator Bonteri.

  Ahsoka Tano : Who's he?

  Padmé Amidala : He is a she, a senator in the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

  Ahsoka Tano : Your friend is a Separatist? One of Dooku's pawns?

  Padmé Amidala : The Separatists used to be a part of the Republic. I was close with many of the senators who left. I may not agree with them, but they're more than pawns.

  Ahsoka Tano : If you think negotiating is the right thing to do, let's talk to her.

  Padmé Amidala : [sighs]  The Senate's made it illegal.

  Ahsoka Tano : Illegal?

  Padmé Amidala : They say official meetings would only legitimize the Separatists.

  Ahsoka Tano : Well, Master Skywalker and I hold what we call aggressive negotiations all the time. It's a shame you can't hold more peaceful talks when you want.

  Padmé Amidala : You just gave me an idea. You're a Jedi, which gives you special clearance.

  Ahsoka Tano : Right.

  Padmé Amidala : And Jedi are allowed to travel to neutral worlds like Mandalore, where we could then board a cargo ship to a Separatist system.

  Ahsoka Tano : Are you suggesting I use my status as a Jedi to smuggle you behind enemy lines?

  Padmé Amidala : It's just that you could get us through to meet with her, and I haven't seen her or her family in so long.

  Ahsoka Tano : Relax. I'll help you. Besides, Master Skywalker said you should teach me about politics.

  Padmé Amidala : Right.

  Ahsoka Tano : You know, you two have more in common than you think. It's no wonder you get along so well.

  Padmé Amidala : Huh. Of course.

• Padmé Amidala : I sense Dooku's dirty hand in all of this.

• Gume Saam : This is not a matter of philosophy. More troops are needed. The Republic cannot afford to let the Separatists gain anymore ground.

  Bail Organa : Our generals inform us that troops in the field continue to perform valiantly. What we cannot afford is to be irresponsible. The Republic is near bankruptcy due to the cost of the war.

  Lott Dod : Bankruptcy is not necessary, my friends. If we pass Senator Saam's bill to open new lines of credit, we will gain access to the needed funds.

  Mon Mothma : Won't this bill essentially deregulate the banks?

  Halle Burtoni : A small price to pay to finance the war, is it not?

  Padmé Amidala : Members of the Senate. Do you hear yourselves? More money, more clones, more war. Say nothing of fiscal responsibility, what about moral responsibility? Hasn't this war gone on long enough?

  Gume Saam : Senator Amidala, are you suggesting we surrender to the Separatists?

  Padmé Amidala : Of course not. But negotiation might be a better course of action.

• Padmé Amidala : You must ask the Jedi Council to speak with Chancellor Palpatine.

  Anakin Skywalker : Don't involve me in this.

  Padmé Amidala : A peaceful solution is the only way out of this morass war.

  Anakin Skywalker : That's not my role, Padmé.

  Ahsoka Tano : Why not? Why isn't it your role? Aren't we Jedi Knights? Isn't it our duty to speak our minds to advise the Chancellor?

  Anakin Skywalker : Uh, I suggest you teach my young Padawan a thing or two about politics.

  Padmé Amidala : After today's debate, I was hoping she learned a great deal.

  Ahsoka Tano : Truthfully, I don't understand any of it. I know the Separatists are evil, but all anyone argued about was banking deregulation, interest rates, and, well, almost nothing why we're fighting in the first place.

  Anakin Skywalker : War's complicated, Ahsoka. But let me simplify it. The Separatists believe the Republic is corrupt, but they're wrong, and we have to restore order.

  Padmé Amidala : Maybe talking to the Jedi Council isn't the role for you after all.

• Padmé Amidala : Members of the Senate. Do you hear yourselves? More money, more clones, more war. Say nothing of fiscal responsibility, what about moral responsibility? Hasn't this war gone on long enough?