I know their customs and their gods.

4 seconds sound clip from the Alexander the Great (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:15:41 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Men do not easily forget years of slaughter and burning and pillage, and deep and bitter hatreds.

- And the cry of Philip the Barbarian still echoes through the land.

- He may conquer, but he will not rule.

- Do you know how vast the Persian Empire is?

- From the Nile to the Indus, from Samarkand to Babylon.

- And beyond.

- Do you know how many different people live there?

- By heart. Carians, Armenians, Jews, Parthians, Egyptians.

- I know their customs and their gods.

- Yes. For this is more than an empire, this is Colossus. To rule it would take a man as great as you can be.

- That is why I say patience.

- Patience? My time is short.

- Short?

[...]

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