They could easily have won, but they lacked the motivation and inspiration.
5 seconds sound clip from the Wizards (1977) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:16:07.667 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Max! Max, I'm okay! I'm okay, Max. Just a scratch. Look, I'm all right.
- Ohh. Oh, Fritz? Fritz, get up, for God's sake! Get up! They've killed Fritz! They've killed Fritz!
- They could easily have won, but they lacked the motivation and inspiration.
- Blackwolf knew he needed more.
- He sent his huge armies out to excavate ancient ruins for links to the past.
- With these ancient pieces he built a new war machine.
- Still, his generals needed more to fight with.
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