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Can this be he, who lies upon the ground, crying in fear of the law and of the tongues of men, when he himself is the law and the measure of right and wrong?

12 seconds sound clip from the Alexander the Great (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:09:37 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I quote from Euripides, your favourite poet, as did Pausanias and your mother, before Philip's murder!

- Go now!

- To Philip, Attalus and Parmenio.

- Cleitus, brother! Cleitus, brother!

- Is this Alexander, who cries because he has killed a man?

- Can this be he, who lies upon the ground, crying in fear of the law and of the tongues of men, when he himself is the law and the measure of right and wrong?

- Whatever is done by supreme power is right.

- These are words.

- And Cleitus is dead, and I killed him.

- We will go back, Macedonians.

- And I, Ptolemy, companion of Alexander, later Pharaoh of Egypt, bear witness to the terrible return from India to Babylon.

[...]

Alexander the Great (1956) Sound Clip

Alexander the Great Poster

Voice quotes from the movie Alexander the Great (1956), in wav/mp3 format.

Actors: Richard Burton (Alexander the Great), Fredric March (Philip II of Macedon), Peter Cushing (Memnon of Rhodes)

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