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He is, in his single person, lord of all things, both open and secret, at once general and absolute.

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

You can hear this line at 00:30:19 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Young fool! Fool! You fool!

- By my right as king, I give you, Alexander of Macedonia, the seal of regency.

- With this seal, you rule in my absence as though you were king.

- You have the power to collect taxes, raise troops, make war and hold royal court.

- For as it is with the king, according to ancient Macedonian law, so it is with his regent.

- He is, in his single person, lord of all things, both open and secret, at once general and absolute.

- I am leaving Antipater here as your adviser.

- Alexander, there's another ancient law of kingship: to trust no one, and to learn how to be alone.

- Are you asleep?

- No.

- You're regent now.

- Not because he wanted it so, but because he had no choice.

[...]

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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