And Aristotle taught me that an idea is greater than a man. An idea is divine. Do you believe that?
9 seconds sound clip from the Alexander the Great (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:49:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Charidemus, commander of the Athenian fleet.
- I am both Persian and Greek.
- Athens is now my home. Both my husband and I love it very much.
- And Aristotle taught me that an idea is greater than a man. An idea is divine. Do you believe that?
- We demand no ransom nor tribute.
- All Athenian prisoners of war shall go free.
- No.
- Each state gathered here agrees to supply men, arms and ships for the war against Persia.
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