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You, Alexander! You high-minded philosopher, you god among men, why did you accept, if not for love of the same things?

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

You can hear this line at 00:54:41 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- That was a mistake.

- A mistake that threw dirt on my name.

- I was angry, I was sick. I acted without thinking.

- Not you, Father. You've never done a thing without weighing every move on the scale of your ambition and your love of power.

- You give, not because you want to.

- You made me regent. You gave me my command at Chaeronea, sent me to Athens.

- You, Alexander! You high-minded philosopher, you god among men, why did you accept, if not for love of the same things?

- In heaven's name, let's talk of things as they really are.

- A Macedonian princess! Not from Epirus, nor Athens, but Macedonia.

- Is it in your mind to cut me out of the succession?

- You play a dangerous game with me, boy.

- And you with me.

- If you think your victory made you greater than you are, you'd better measure your shadow.

- I have measured it.

[...]

Alexander the Great (1956) Sound Clip

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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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