Captain Pedro Vincente Quotes in Cobra Verde (1987)

Captain Pedro Vincente: The English have put a prize on your head.

Francisco Manoel da Silva: Finally something is happening!

[da silva pours some champagne into their glasses]

Captain Pedro Vincente: To slavery! The greatest misunderstanding in the history of mankind.

Francisco Manoel da Silva: It was no misunderstanding. It was a crime...

Francisco Manoel da Silva: [drinks the champagne, refills the glass] Slavery is an element of the human heart.

Francisco Manoel da Silva: To our ruin!