In the film, , Harry Morant uttered the statement: “that is what comes of empire-building. He says this right before his execution. The building of empires was very critical for Europe during the period of industrial growth. The British would sacrifice anybody or anything for the well being of its government. What comes of empire building is sacrifice, injustice, corruption, and in this case the execution of Harry Morant and Peter Hancock. Harry Morant understood that he was being sacrificed so the British government wouldn’t look bad. Whe ....