Let him conquer nothing but burned-out crops and land and cities.
5 seconds sound clip from the Alexander the Great (1956) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:15:02 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- This is Asia, where space is as vast as time, and both are on our side.
- Here to the east mountains, desert, wasteland, 2,000 thirsty miles to Babylon.
- Here, along the shores of Asia Minor, rich cities, good harbors.
- Retreat and destroy everything before him.
- Let him conquer nothing but burned-out crops and land and cities.
- And when his supplies are gone, his lines cut at a time and place of our choosing.
- Retreat before this boy, this adventurer, this pirate?
- This boy brought Greece to its knees in 16 months. It took his father 20 years.
- This is the Persian Empire. If necessary, we can put a million men in the field against him.
- But not at Granicus. There we stand equal in numbers.
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