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We risked our lives, but we really had no choice.
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The speaker says that they knowingly faced serious danger, even risking their lives. Yet they felt there was no real alternative. The contrast between accepting the risk and having “no choice” presents the action as necessary despite its potentially fatal cost.
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- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Official Statement
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