Liberty's Kids (TV Series)

Benedict Arnold (2003)

Reo Jones: Sarah

Quotes 

• Sarah : We have all been betrayed by Benedict Arnold. Those of us who knew of him, and those of us who knew him. Some think the treachery of such a great soldier will cause us to lose heart and give up our fight, but I know it will not because we do not fight for Benedict Arnold. We do not even fight for George Washington. We fight for freedom, and that cause is bigger than any man.

• Henri : Sarah! James! Moses!

  [runs up to them] 

  Henri : I've got it! A secret letter code that General Washington can use.

  James : And the British won't be able to figure it out?

  Henri : Nope. Regarde. See? Just an ordinary letter. Now watch.

  [places his hand on the letter] 

  Henri : You just read what isn't covered by your hand. Isn't it amazing?

  James : It's amazing all right. There's just one problem. What if the person trying to read your coded letter has a bigger hand than you, like mine?

  [places his hand on the letter] 

  Sarah : [reads the uncovered words]  Dear... I am... a pest?

  Henri : Oh, I didn't think of that.

  [Sarah and James laugh] 

• James : Now we know why Arnold made Washington for command of West Point.

  Sarah : He even spread our soldiers out to make them vulnerable to attack. All the lives he's jeopardized. All the people he's betrayed. General Washington who supported him. His men who died for him.

  James : And you, Sarah. You traveled with him. You respected him.

  Sarah : I was inspired by him. He seemed so thrilled when I told him I'd become a patriot. I wonder if he'd already become a traitor. Is that what I am, James? A traitor to my country?

  James : This is your country.

  Sarah : Why is it noble for me to turn to the American side but evil when he defects to the British?

  James : You did it for liberty. Arnold did it for money and ambition. And he didn't care who would suffer or die so he can get them.

  Sarah : Yes, I did it for liberty, and I write for liberty too. I've written many stories for the Gazette about General Arnold. And now, James, for liberty, I shall write another.