I doubt if even Bonaparte could draw men to him by duty.

4 seconds sound clip from the Waterloo (1970) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:39:24.449 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Where would society be without my boys?

- They are the salt of England.

- Scum.

- Nothing but beggars and scoundrels, all of them.

- Gin is the spirit of their patriotism.

- Yet you expect them to die for you? Out of duty?

- I doubt if even Bonaparte could draw men to him by duty.

- Oh, Bony is not a gentleman.

- Arthur, what an Englishman you are.

- On a field of battle, his hat is worth 50,000 men. But he's not a gentleman.

- When we get to Paris, let me look at Napoleon. I promise I won't get too near. Mama admires him.

- I am a little bit of a Bonapartist.

[...]

Waterloo (1970) Sound Clip

Waterloo (1970)posterListen to memorable quotes from the classic 1970 movie Waterloo (1970).

Actors: Rod Steiger (Napoleon Bonaparte), Christopher Plummer (Duke of Wellington), Orson Welles (King Louis XVIII)

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