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- Who told you to take Aqaba?
- Nobody. Sir.
- Then why did you?

10 seconds sound clip from the Lawrence of Arabia movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:08:31 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- See Allenby first, though. Will he see me?

- I think so.

- Do that, then.

- I'd better shave.

- Yes, you had. You'd better get into some trousers too.

- Undisciplined... Unpunctual... Untidy...

- Several languages... Knowledge of music... literature. Knowledge of... Knowledge of...

- You're an interesting man, there's no doubt about it.

- Who told you to take Aqaba?

- Nobody. Sir.

- Then why did you?

- Aqaba's important.

- Why is it important?

- It's the Turkish route to the canal.

- Not anymore. They're coming through Beersheba.

- I know, but we've gone forward to Gaza. So that left Aqaba behind your right.

- True.

- And it will be further behind your right when you go for Jerusalem.

- Am I going for Jerusalem?

- Yes.

- Very well. Aqgaba behind my right.

- It threatened El' Arish and Gaza.

[...]

Lawrence of Arabia Sound Clip

Lawrence of Arabia poster

Famous quotes from Lawrence of Arabia (1962), featuring short sound clips of the best lines.

Actors: Peter O’Toole (T. E. Lawrence), Alec Guinness (Prince Faisal), Anthony Quinn (Auda abu Tayi), Jack Hawkins (General Allenby), Omar Sharif (Sherif Ali), Claude Rains (Mr. Dryden), Arthur Kennedy (Jackson Bentley)

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