That's why China is 2000 years behind the times.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Bitter Tea of General Yen movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:59:17 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Take Captain Li, for example.
- He's the only son of a very powerful family which claims to support my rule.
- 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.
- Can't you forgive her? She is only a child.
- You can always do so much more with mercy than you can with murder.
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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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