Now, if they would betray me, the life of Captain Li enables me to save my own face.

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9 seconds sound clip from the The Bitter Tea of General Yen movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:59:07 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- A powerful man like you afraid of a poor little slave.

- The only way to get loyalty is to compel it.

- Take Captain Li, for example.

- He's the only son of a very powerful family which claims to support my rule.

- All right. I believe them. But as evidence of their good faith, I made them place him in my hands as a hostage.

- Now, if they would betray me, the life of Captain Li enables me to save my own face.

- That's the way we get loyalty in China.

- That's why China is 2000 years behind the times.

- Why are you so interested in Mah-Li?

- I'm just as much interested in you.

- I am deeply flattered.

- But not deeply moved.

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) Sound Clip

Quotes from "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (1933 film, directed by Frank Capra), featuring short sound clips with voice.

Actors: Barbara Stanwyck (Megan Davis), Nils Asther (General Yen), Walter Connolly (Jones)

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