I think it was, uh, Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian War uh, 415 B.C. He said, If Siracusa falls, all Sicily falls. And then, Italy.

General George Patton (George C. Scott)

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

You can hear this line at 00:59:21 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Entendu, mon general.

- Quelque chose de vraiment special.

- Oh, thank you.

- George, this is a really splendid wine.

- Thank you.

- I think it was, uh, Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian War uh, 415 B.C. He said, If Siracusa falls, all Sicily falls. And then, Italy.

- He knew, you see, that Syracuse was the jugular of the island and old Alcibiades always went for the throat.

- I propose to take Sicily in the same way.

- How's it going?

- I think the old man has 'em in his pocket.

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