A city is built of brick, Pharaoh. The strong make many. The starving make few. The dead make none.
— Moses (Charlton Heston)
10 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:46:41.516 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- With the obelisk, yes, but not with certain accusations made against you.
- By whom?
- You raided the temple granaries?
- Yes.
- You gave the grain to the slaves?
- Yes.
- You gave them one day in seven to rest.
- Yes.
- Did you do all of this to gain their favor?
- A city is built of brick, Pharaoh. The strong make many. The starving make few. The dead make none.
- So much for accusations. Now, judge the results.
- The pylons commemorate your victory at Kadesh, where you broke the Amorites.
- Are there any higher in Egypt?
- There are none higher in the world.
- With so many slaves, you could build... an army.
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