- Your Grace, Napoleon has ridden within range. May I have permission to try a shot?
- Certainly not. Commanders of armies have something better to do than to fire at each other.
18 seconds sound clip from the Waterloo (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:13:02.178 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- As I am second-in-command, and in case anything should happen to you, what are your plans?
- Dramatic fellows, these French. Music and banners. Quite beautiful.
- You're a lucky fellow, aren't you? To see such a wonder in your first battle.
- Over there, near the road! His white horse! The monster.
- So there's the great thief of Europe himself.
- Your Grace, Napoleon has ridden within range. May I have permission to try a shot?
- Certainly not. Commanders of armies have something better to do than to fire at each other.
- Brotherly business, isn't it? Killing.
- Anything that wastes time this morning, indulge it.
- Normally, I don't like cheering. But there's always a time to cut cards with the devil.
- Would you kindly announce me?
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