My father once said Athens is neither a city nor a state. It's an idea. I can understand that now that I'm here.

— Alexander The Great (Richard Burton)

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

You can hear this line at 00:49:50 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Thocian, general.

- Charidemus, commander of the Athenian fleet.

- Barsine is a Persian name.

- I am both Persian and Greek.

- Athens is now my home. Both my husband and I love it very much.

- My father once said Athens is neither a city nor a state. It's an idea. I can understand that now that I'm here.

- And Aristotle taught me that an idea is greater than a man. An idea is divine. Do you believe that?

- We demand no ransom nor tribute.

- All Athenian prisoners of war shall go free.

- We ask that all the city states and nations of Greece agree that no Greek in any part of the world shall bear arms against us.

[...]

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