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)

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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.

Quote context

[...]

- 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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