I've spent 50 years in China. And there are times when I think we are just a lot of persistent ants trying to move a great mountain.

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11 seconds sound clip from the The Bitter Tea of General Yen movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:03:23 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- No. I hear she is young, attractive, full of energy.

- She'll need it.

- Yes. Dedicating her life to the service of mankind in China.

- Just what I did 50 years ago with my own bride, Mary.

- Yes, it's glorious. And yet I pity her.

- Pity her?

- I've spent 50 years in China. And there are times when I think we are just a lot of persistent ants trying to move a great mountain.

- Bishop, how can you say that? After all that you've done.

- Yes, I do pity her. When I think of what she has to face, I...

- Only last month, I learned a terrible lesson.

- I was telling the story of the Crucifixion to some Mongolian tribesmen.

[...]

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