How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation.
Quote #10
LYNCH: I want to marry a white woman.
[Austin Stoneman congratulates him. Lynch shows him that he's talking about Elsie. Stoneman angrily tells him no.]
This might be the most accurate depiction of racism in the film, though that isn't saying too much. There are many people out there who are supportive of racial equality in theory, but shirk when they're forced to put that belief into practice in their personal lives.