Ben Gates: Before the Civil War, the states were all separate. People used to say "the United States are..." It wasn't until the war ended that people started saying "the United States is..." Under Lincoln, we became one nation.
Riley: We've broken into Buckingham Palace, stolen a page from the President's super secret book, and actually kidnapped the president of the United States. What are we going to do next, shortsheet the Pope's bed?
Ben: Well, you never know.
Ben Gates: I'm gonna kidnap the president of the United States.
Patrick Gates: She fell in love with me on a treasure hunt!
Emily Appleton: That was not love. That was exitement, adrenaline, and tequila.
Mitch Wilkinson: We both know what has to happen here, Ben.
Ben Gates: One of us keeps the door open and stays behind.
Riley Poole: I vote Mitch!
Abigal Chase: This is totally...
Riley Poole: Crazy? Hm. Because last time I checked, we pretty much make our living on crazy.
Ben Gates: Someone else is after the treasure.
Riley Poole: Of course someone else is after it. It's the axiom of treasure hunting.
Riley: What's new with you?
Ben Gates: Well, my girlfriend kicked me out, I'm living with my dad, and my family killed President Lincoln.
Riley: All right.
Chosen answer: Because it verifies the story that the Gates family has passed down, that the pages were burned to protect the city of gold's location, not to hide his name as a plotter.
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