A magician looks into this crystal, and sees and hears halfway across the world. Aha, says man, if only it could be so. And centuries from now he conjures up miracles, but calls them radio and television.
— Carolinus (Harry Morgan)
18 seconds sound clip from the The Flight of Dragons movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:12:08.939 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- You would defeat science and logic with... a foolish retirement village?
- Not defeat my brother, enhance.
- The world though it does not realize it cannot do without magic.
- If man is to surmount the insurmountable, there must always be magic to inspire him.
- The world needs magic. Magic cannot die.
- It shall be. I will bring you distant stars, wonders from the sea.
- No! Never! I will not concede defeat by this modern world!
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