- And it is death to give sanctuary to a runaway slave.
- Slave? Death?
- Not among our people.
— Moses (Charlton Heston)
9 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:52:36.336 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- No name? You Bedouins know the god of Abraham?
- Abraham is the father of many nations. We are the children of Ishmael, his first-born.
- My people look to him for deliverance. But they are still in bondage.
- I am a stranger in a strange land. I have no wealth, no skill as a shepherd.
- And it is death to give sanctuary to a runaway slave.
- You have wisdom. You need nothing more.
- And there are seven here to teach you the tasks of a shepherd.
- Sephora is the eldest. You can learn best from her.
[...]