Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men. Courage and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace.
12 seconds sound clip from the Lawrence of Arabia movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 03:38:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Take the honor, colonel. Be a little kind.
- As a colonel, you'll have a cabin to yourself on the boat home.
- There's nothing further here for a warrior.
- We drive bargains. Old men's work.
- And the vices of peace are the vices of old men. Mistrust and caution. It must be so.
- What I owe you is beyond evaluation.
- The powerhouse, the telephone exchange, these I concede. The pumping plant I must retain.
- If you retain the pumping plant, there will be no water, sir.
- I shall be glad of any technical assistance.
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