- You remark the disproportion between our dead and wounded.
- Yeah. Four times as many.
- That's because those too badly wounded to bring away, we ourselves kill.
— Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness)
15 seconds sound clip from the Lawrence of Arabia movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:27:51 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- My army is made up of tribes. The tribes are led by the tribal leaders.
- Well, your people do think very highly of Major Lawrence, though?
- In this country, the man who gives victory in battle is prized beyond every other man.
- One figure I can give you from my head, because it never leaves my head.
- Since starting this campaign four months ago, we have lost... 37 wounded... 156 dead.
- You remark the disproportion between our dead and wounded.
- That's because those too badly wounded to bring away, we ourselves kill.
- We leave no wounded for the Turks.
- I mean we leave no wounded for the Turks.
- More harshly than I hope you can imagine.
- I see.
- Our own prisoners are taken care of until the British can relieve us of them, according to the Code.
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