We like to think that our European dress, our liberal education have buried the past. But, occasionally, one is forced to realise that all this is only veneer.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Mummy (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:15:10.931 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- But the powers with which you have meddled do not rest easy. I think you will not go unpunished.
- There are certain things for which civilisation has no answer.
- Consequences? That sounds like a threat.
- You must excuse me, Mr Banning.
- Thousands of years of traditional belief cannot be dismissed in one generation.
- Please, accept my apologies.
- Please, I should apologise to you. After all, I only came here to welcome you.
- I'm afraid I got rather carried away. I mustn't detain you any longer.
- You haven't detained me at all.
- May I?
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