If Patton has his way, he will attack Sicily at Syracuse, as the Athenians did.
7 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:55:20 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- We must now anticipate the enemy's next move.
- I shall expect a staff report within 24 hours. That will be all.
- Steiger, you have said nothing.
- You think Patton will attack Sardinia? And why not?
- If Patton has his way, he will attack Sicily at Syracuse, as the Athenians did.
- Steiger, this is the twentieth century!
- But you must understand, sir Patton is a sixteenth-century man. May I read an example?
- He leaped out of his car, produced a revolver, and forced the men at gunpoint to release the girl.
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