I can't see the reason such fine young men get killed. There are so many battles yet to fight.

— General George Patton (George C. Scott)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:53:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I can't see the reason such fine young men get killed. There are so many battles yet to fight.

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