Katsumoto: And who was your general? 
Algren: Don't you have a rebellion to lead? 
Katsumoto: People in your country do not like conversation? 
Algren: He was a lieutenant colonel. His name was Custer. 
Katsumoto: I know this name. He killed many warriors 
Algren: Oh, yes. Many warriors. 
Katsumoto: So he was a good general. 
Algren: No. No, he wasn't a good general. He was arrogant and foolhardy. And he got massacred because he took a single battalion against two thousand angry Indians. 
Katsumoto: Two thousand Indians? How many men for Custer? 
Algren: Two hundred and eleven. 
Katsumoto: I like this General Custer. 
Algren: He was a murderer who fell in love with his own legend. And his troopers died for it. 
Katsumoto: I think this is a very good death. 
Algren: Well, maybe you can have one just like it someday. 
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